Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Blue jays are common just about everywhere in eastern North America in deciduous woods, coniferous forests and even residential backyards. The one above lives in Algonquin Provincial Park and is looking for a handout. Notice his/her crest is lowered. Apparently they lower their crests when they are feeding.
Another blue jay
This one is also hanging out where humans are tossing out peanuts. And some people are holding the nuts in their palms. While gray jays - whiskeyjacks - like their peanuts shelled...
Found a Peanut, Found a peanut...
blue jays enjoy the challenge of shelling their own.
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53 comments:
Blue jays really are gorgeous birds!
Oh I LOVE the Blue Jays!!! Beautiful captures!
They are beautiful birds, but oh so noisy!!!
Blue jays are ubiquitous here...but they can be really nasty. They'd fight with all the other birds in our back yard at our old house. And usually win. The cardinals would stand up to them, though.
Beautiful shots!
You captured this Jay beautifully. May I ask what kind of camera /lens you have? The blue colouring is so rich, gorgeous!
Blue jays are incredibly beautiful but I am not fond of them. When I was wee, perhaps 5/6, there was a blue jay that would attack me every time I went outdoors and yank hair out of my head. That autumn my father was cleaning up outside after a storm and came across the jay's nest.....completely lined with my hair!
Beautiful photos of the blue jays. We have a lot around our yard.
Gorgeous photos of this beatiful bird.
Wow, what great photos. Beautiful bird!
Blue is beautiful.
Blue Jays do have a reputation for being naughty, but I still can't get past their beautiful coloring. You really captured the richness of their blue feathers in these pictures, plus how fun they are to watch when they are eating a peanut in the shell. Bet you had a few chuckles on the camera shoot :)
Andrea @ From the Sol
Lovely set of pictures for a very nice bird!
the best blue jay pics i ever got were at the park, we were throwing peanuts like this to the squirrels. the jays would sit in the tree and watch and when we threw one would dive on it before the squirrel could, one even dived and caught the peanut in the air.
i love these loud and proud snappy dressers.
Beauties one and all!
Aside from the splendid colours, they have such a repertoire of songs/calls I think they're amazing.
Wonderful images of a bird of my favorite color. :)
SO beautiful!
We don't see these on the West Coast, which is a shame, but then you don't get our Steller's Jay.
A great serie of photos of this colourful bird makes this a perfect post for WBW!
So handsome! I love the peanut shot.
I really like your shots and the jays themselves despite their behaviour problems!
Fabulous captures! BJ's are such peanut pigs!
I love these loud, showy birds!
Gorgeous shots! The peanut photo is awesome!
Such a beauty. I do really like the Blue Jay. Wish we had them here.
Those Blue Jays are so clever - no problem to open that peanut shell. Nice pictures of your Blue Jay(s).
Delightful. Think it might be worth the flight from the UK just to see one of these.
Nicely captured! It's fun to see all the different jays around the country. I think I've seen 3 around these parts. The Stellar, Mexican and Scrub. Either way, Jays are fun birds to have around the gardens and feeders:)
He's a real beauty. We mostly just have scrub jays here -- not as showy, but still that beautiful blue. I didn't know that about peanuts -- will have to try that.
Such a beautiful color on those birds - and great photos.
Really nice shots of this colourful bird! Fun to see it with the unshelled peanut! Those birds doesnt't live in Sweden.
Thanks for your comment! /Pia
Love these bright birds, I suppose they're a bit on the aggressive side, but they are so beautiful to see! Your close-ups are amazing!
Nice capture. Such a vivid blue!
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I love Blue Jays. They have such pretty coloring.
this bird is soo beautiful in it´s royal blue colors. I love it. And you have great shots.
wow - a stunning bird; how handsome!
Beautiful bird ;-)
Have a good day.
Céline & Philippe
I love the noisy Bluejays! Great shots, they do love the peanuts.
So very very beautiful bird, I think I've never seen this one before.. a lovely blue color he/she has got!
and such a lovely brestband! =)
wow.
and thanks for that earworm... :(
They are so pretty....I just wish they weren't so mean.
Glorious color in these photos. I didn't realize they lay their crests down while feeding.
Great shots of a very beautifully patterned bird. I like the first one best with the criss-cross line pattern of the tree behind him
Beautiful shade of blue.
This always bothers me. People shouldn't feed these wild birds. They need to keep their feeding skills sharp, not their begging skills.
This bird is cute, and my favorite image is the first portrait!
Léia
I love the Blue Jays. Nice shots.
Wonderful pictures of the beautifully colored little bird.
I'd love to see it on the bird feeders in my garden, but it's probably not here in Norway.
Thanks for sharing
Great pictures - the blue looks almost too blue! I loved seeing these birds when I was in the US.
Thanks for linking to WBW
Stewart M - Australia
The blues really stand out on the blue jay in your photos.
Beautiful captures! The blue jays around my place enjoy dog food. :-)
He's beautiful! Great pictures.
They are a beautiful bird, but can be so mean.
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