Portrait of a young Blue Jay
All the reference books start out with "a large songbird..." as part of their description of a blue jay. I don't really ever think of them that way even though they do fall in the songbird order of Passeriformes.
Their variety of calls, mimicry and expressive vocalization reminds me more of spoken language rather than song and as with all birds in the family Corvidae, their intelligence is always front and center when birdwatching as you see what unfolds from their complex language skills! They were the first bird that caught my interest and pulled me to this lifelong passion of becoming a "birder."
Thank you for your visits!
Portrait of a young Blue Jay
All the reference books start out with "a large songbird..." as part of their description of a blue jay. I don't really ever think of them that way even though they do fall in the songbird order of Passeriformes.
Their variety of calls, mimicry and expressive vocalization reminds me more of spoken language rather than song and as with all birds in the family Corvidae, their intelligence is always front and center when birdwatching as you see what unfolds from their complex language skills! They were the first bird that caught my interest and pulled me to this lifelong passion of becoming a "birder."
Thank you for your visits!