"Notoriously Noisy"

There’s no mistaking when a Blue Jay is near. They are notoriously noisy birds with songs consisting of a large variety of calls, the most popular being a harsh “jeer” and a loud “Jay! Jay! Jay!” Blue Jays have been known to imitate calls of hawks. By nature, they are very aggressive and territorial. They squawk to warn predators to stay away or to call their flock. They protect against hawks, raccoons, cats, snakes, squirrels, falcons and even humans from their nests. At other times, the Blue Jay sings softly like a songbird.

 

Blue jays are intelligent. Captive blue jays have been known to use tools. When a piece of food drops outside of their cage, the birds have been known to make tools out of strips of newspaper to push the food within reach. They are able to store their food underground for later use and they are able to warn when danger is near.

 

In Florida, the Blue Jay is found in a wide variety

of habitats other than the populated areas where they are

so well known, including agricultural environments,

hardwood swamps, hammocks, pine flat woods, mixed forests, and sand hills.

 

I found this Juvenile in my backyard. Lake Wales, Florida.

 

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