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Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on a branch.
Sójka (Garrulus glandarius) siedząca na gałęzi.
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on a branch.
Sójka (Garrulus glandarius) siedząca na gałęzi.
Scientific name: Garrulus glandarius.
A highly intelligent loudmouth. The jay is known for its love of acorns which it often leaves hidden. These forgotten snacks are credited with the rapid spread of oaks after the last Ice Age. Info: Woodland Trust.
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Garrulus glandarius is a widely dispersed species of the crow family (Corvidae) that covers a large geographical region stretching from Western Europe to the eastern seaboard of Asia. The Latinate genus term, Garrulus, means noisy and chattering; the secondary term, glandarious, means “of acorns”, pertaining to the Jay’s habit of favouring acorns as part of its diet, a food the bird habitually stores over winter, although it does take to other common garden bird foods such as peanuts and seed mixes.
It’s exterior is a blend of pink and brown (a pinkish-brown), with an underbelly slightly paler, but of a similar hue; the wings are primarily black with some white patches and a striking blue-black striped feature, making them quite easy to spot in the garden.
They are resident in the UK all year round apart from northern areas of Scotland and the west coast of Ireland, altogether numbering approximately 170,000 breeding pairs (RSPB). Over winter, due to harsher winters and lower stocks of acorns, Jays do sometimes appear in the UK from northern Europe in “irruptions”, or sudden bursts of large flocks.
Jays nest and breed in large shrubs, laying typically between 4 – 6 eggs that have an incubation period of approximately 16 – 19 days. Both male and female Jays feed the young (Courtesy Gardenbird).
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Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.
Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.
The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
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Just a typical backyard Blue Jay we see here. I believe it is called a Mountain Jay, but I'm not sure. Bird identification is not my thing.
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Blue Jays have not been around my camera in months, maybe years. It has been fun being able to capture a few photos of our blue visitor. Morgan County, Alabama - 2022
The other jay we often see here is the California scrub jay. Looks like it’s going for some nesting material here.
I love these birds, they're a joy to photograph and I'm so lucky to have them coming to my peanut feeder.
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on a branch.
Sójka (Garrulus glandarius) siedząca na gałęzi.
One last Jay shot from a couple of weeks back at Shapwick, as yesterday's amble around the levels was just a catalogue of fails and bad light.
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on a branch.
Sójka (Garrulus glandarius) siedząca na gałęzi.
This Jay was taking a pause from turning over the leaf litter beside a huge Oak tree in the New Forest.
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Steller's jays are often referred to as "camp robbers" by those out in the West, as they are whip-smart and know how to charm food from campers, hikers, and skiers. I've often observed ski lift operators, who spend a lot of time on the mountain, feed these birds on the fly right out of their upraised hand. Steller's Jay is the only crested jay west of the Rocky Mountains.
"Steller" is the surname of the Naturalist/Botanist/Zoologist who named this bird. There is also a "Steller's Eagle" and "Steller's Sea Cow" among other animals with his name attached. Georg W. Steller was a German-born zoologist and botanist who served as naturalist aboard the ship St. Peter during the years 1741-42, as part of the Great Northern Expedition, which aimed to map a northern sea route from Russia to North America
Photo taken on a cold, snowy morning, Nov 9, 2020. And yes, I did put peanuts out on the window ledge as I'm a softy when I see birds staring at me through the window.
A Canada Jay near Galena Lodge north of Ketchum, Idaho
"The Canada Jay is a widespread resident of North America's boreal and subalpine coniferous forests. Occupation of permanent all-purpose territories in such climatically hostile biomes is made possible by scatter-hoarding and recovery of seemingly perishable food items that this species fastens in trees under bark scales and lichens with the assistance of copious sticky saliva from enlarged salivary glands."
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Very vocal eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on a branch.
Bardzo głośna sójka (Garrulus glandarius) siedząca na gałęzi.