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Jay came back in the evening!
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jay ~ garrulus glandarius (watching)
RSPB green status list.
SOOC Although I took this at about 7:00pm on a grey cloudy evening I am impressed on the performance of the X-S1. The jay came back to clear up under the birdtable again. He feeds with the smaller birds around him even babies (they completely ignore him) which leads me to believe as with many other birds ie magpies etc. they will take eggs or live young only when forced to do so in times of shortage.
I watched while this bird was attacked by our blackbird bully who believes he has exclusive rights to all food in our garden. He didn't attempt to fight back. We have been having a bumper year for small bird babies in spite of seeing the Jay around. I think he has been having food from us before we spotted him maybe he has a baby to feed.
It is worth noting that the Jay is a potential prey item for owls at night and other birds of prey such as Goshawks and Peregrines during the day. wiki
Like other crows, the Jay was persecuted by gamekeepers in its traditional habitat where it took the eggs and young birds of game birds, but also by fishermen who use its brightly coloured feathers for fly-fishing.
The move into urban woodlands has provided them with a safer habitat and, compared with the Jays in the countryside, Jays in towns are doing well. The downside is that Jays may soon be hated as much as Magpies as more people witness them taking eggs and young birds.
Jay came back in the evening!
© All rights reserved
jay ~ garrulus glandarius (watching)
RSPB green status list.
SOOC Although I took this at about 7:00pm on a grey cloudy evening I am impressed on the performance of the X-S1. The jay came back to clear up under the birdtable again. He feeds with the smaller birds around him even babies (they completely ignore him) which leads me to believe as with many other birds ie magpies etc. they will take eggs or live young only when forced to do so in times of shortage.
I watched while this bird was attacked by our blackbird bully who believes he has exclusive rights to all food in our garden. He didn't attempt to fight back. We have been having a bumper year for small bird babies in spite of seeing the Jay around. I think he has been having food from us before we spotted him maybe he has a baby to feed.
It is worth noting that the Jay is a potential prey item for owls at night and other birds of prey such as Goshawks and Peregrines during the day. wiki
Like other crows, the Jay was persecuted by gamekeepers in its traditional habitat where it took the eggs and young birds of game birds, but also by fishermen who use its brightly coloured feathers for fly-fishing.
The move into urban woodlands has provided them with a safer habitat and, compared with the Jays in the countryside, Jays in towns are doing well. The downside is that Jays may soon be hated as much as Magpies as more people witness them taking eggs and young birds.