Blue Jay Molting
No worries about this Blue Jay, it is not sick, just going through a growing phase, when it molts all of it's feathers. There is speculation that it could be a dietary deficiency or mites, but neither has data to support those claims.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Jay/overview
feederwatch.org/community/participant-photo/bald-stage-of...
www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/the-buzz/nature-c....
Blue Jay Molting
No worries about this Blue Jay, it is not sick, just going through a growing phase, when it molts all of it's feathers. There is speculation that it could be a dietary deficiency or mites, but neither has data to support those claims.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Jay/overview
feederwatch.org/community/participant-photo/bald-stage-of...
www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/the-buzz/nature-c....