10 Fun Facts About Blue Jays | Noisy, Beautiful, Interesting

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  • Love or hate them you can't deny the fact that Blue Jays are beautiful, interesting, and clever.
    Here are 10 fun facts about this spunky group of birds.
    Timestamps:
    00:00 Intro
    00:17 One of the first American birds to be known
    01:22 Blue Jay babies grow so fast
    01:54 The Blue Jay is not a state bird of any American states
    02:31 Blue Jays are very noisy birds
    03:52 No visual difference between male and female Blue Jays
    04:27 How big are Blue Jays and How fast do they fly?
    04:54 Blue Jays communicate with their crest
    05:32 Are Blue Jays really that bad?
    06:24 How long can a Blue Jay live
    07:24 Blue Jays belong to a family dated back 25 million years old
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  • @LesleytheBirdNerd
    @LesleytheBirdNerd  Před 4 lety +182

    If you liked the video the best way to support the channel is by SHARING it with other fellow birders.
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    • @kingofnuclearfallout39
      @kingofnuclearfallout39 Před 4 lety +3

      Why are bird are so cute

    • @nightwaves3203
      @nightwaves3203 Před 4 lety +2

      Maybe Newfoundland could be convinced to have more than one national or state bird to get a new fad of having more than one bird :) Great videos like always :)

    • @O-ShinSpringsWater
      @O-ShinSpringsWater Před 4 lety +1

      Get close to there net and you see an feel flying poop or alarm sounds . Laughing out loud.
      I have a beautiful blue jay nest on my persimmon tree. I think the egg hatched because the egg shells is still there .

    • @TK-zj8mk
      @TK-zj8mk Před 4 lety +1

      Was waiting for these to come back!

    • @nathanyao1233
      @nathanyao1233 Před 4 lety

      How often do you see the aurora borealis?

  • @ababble393
    @ababble393 Před 4 lety +485

    I heard a blue jay saying “OOOOHHH” in my backyard :0

    • @pikachupikachu6618
      @pikachupikachu6618 Před 3 lety +77

      Was there a raccoon as well 😂

    • @1aundulxaldin
      @1aundulxaldin Před 3 lety +59

      Must've been a Regular kind of day in the Show of your life.
      Your backyard is also a mess by the way. Clean it up or YOU'RE FIRED!!

    • @marga8732
      @marga8732 Před 3 lety +30

      @@1aundulxaldin You know who else is gonna be fired soon? My mom!
      *Oh, wait…*

    • @saitamaonepunch6388
      @saitamaonepunch6388 Před 3 lety +25

      @@pikachupikachu6618 lol the racoon in my yard said "STOP TALKINGGGG"

    • @farjanaislam5593
      @farjanaislam5593 Před 3 lety +4

      @@saitamaonepunch6388 what???😂😂😂🤣🤣 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
      Oh that was hilarious!!

  • @genuinelyspoken6611
    @genuinelyspoken6611 Před 3 lety +559

    If u see a blue jay and a raccoon in ur backyard theyre probably hiding from a gumball machine coming to fire them

  • @clare000777
    @clare000777 Před 4 lety +375

    I loved to learn they are related to crows, also a highly intelligent bird.

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Před 4 lety +12

      Crows are so intelligent! They can solve all sorts of puzzles.

    • @rebellucy5610
      @rebellucy5610 Před 4 lety +11

      I saw Blue Jay's going after crows in my background. Tough little bird.

    • @Thor.Jorgensen
      @Thor.Jorgensen Před 3 lety +10

      Corvidae birds are THE most intelligent family of birds that exist.
      That includes ravens, crows, rooks, magpies, and blue jays.
      Corvidae are even smarter than dogs. And although it's harder to befriend a crow, they'll make fiercely loyal friends. Just be sure to keep them free and in the wild.

    • @madelaineseguin1490
      @madelaineseguin1490 Před 3 lety +1

      I did see crows attacking a Blue Jay nest once...it was awful.🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @Thor.Jorgensen
      @Thor.Jorgensen Před 3 lety +3

      ​@@madelaineseguin1490 Right and magpies do also attack crows' nests.
      Sometimes, crows even attack the nests of other crows. And blue jays are no different in that regard. They too attack other nests and eat other birds' eggs.
      As far as I know, all Corvidae birds behave this way, including blue jays.

  • @patrickcooper8923
    @patrickcooper8923 Před 3 lety +13

    I had a Blue Jay fly into a window a few weeks back. We thought he was dead until I went to pick him up. He blinked at me and then turned to look at me. I picked him up and he held on to my finger for several minutes. His crest came up and he called out. We heard a return call from a nearby hedge and he flew away. We were happy to see this beauty was still in good shape.

  • @Roughneckwrangler
    @Roughneckwrangler Před 4 lety +683

    My family had a pet Blue Jay back in the 80’s named Oscar, and he lived for around 10-11 years. One of my uncles was mowing his lawn in North Houston, and he found this tiny baby bird on the ground next to a tree. He placed him inside of a shoe box, and brought him to his mother ‘my great grandmother’ to take care of. My great grandmother fed him mashed up oat mill, and also minced grub worms. We didn’t believe we could keep him alive at that time, because he was so incredibly small. We’re we ever wrong. Through the years, Oscar would fly out of his large cage, and actually dance on our dining table, while tapping his right leg, and chirp a sweet melody. We would also feed him small pieces of bread, and he would fly around and land on someone’s shoulder. After this, he would then try and stuff the piece of bread inside of someone’s ear! And believe it or not, he could also chirp his name, OSCAR, repeatedly. Every time I mowed the lawn, I would stir up grasshoppers, and I would catch one or two, so as to feed Oscar. You see for a bird, a grasshopper is the equivalent of a Hershey Bar for us. Watching him eat the grasshopper was a treat, because he would always bite the head off first, then the wings, the legs, then the body. That most wonderful Blue Jay taught us a lot about his species to say the least. When Oscar finally passed away, we attempted to have him stuffed, and then mounted inside a beautiful glass lamp. Needless to say at the time, taxidermists were not allowed too mount Blue Jays, or many other bird species of this nature, due to various wildlife laws in Texas. Eventually we placed him inside a beautiful wooden box, and buried him in our personal pet cemetery.
    Aside from all of this, I really enjoyed your wonderful video. It obviously brought back many fond memories of our beloved family member, Oscar....

    • @hadoukan722
      @hadoukan722 Před 4 lety +21

      💗

    • @susanhfarrell6824
      @susanhfarrell6824 Před 4 lety +29

      That is the sweetest story! It’s amazing what we can learn from the animal kingdom! Thanks for sharing!

    • @LaBucci
      @LaBucci Před 4 lety +13

      Soren von Krogh beautiful story! Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️

    • @jojomusicsoulgranny
      @jojomusicsoulgranny Před 4 lety +13

      Soren von Krogh what an awesome experience..l would love to have an experience like that..l love birds so much

    • @wildatheart1165
      @wildatheart1165 Před 4 lety +10

      Beautiful story thank you

  • @theadambridges
    @theadambridges Před 4 lety +132

    I was blown away at the lifespan data, a potential for 27 years is INSANE. I was also shocked to find that not one state had them as their state bird, they seem like an obvious choice.

    • @scallopohare9431
      @scallopohare9431 Před 3 lety +8

      They are the mascot of Johns Hopkins University. Maybe other schools, too.

    • @DiegoGarcia-ip7pr
      @DiegoGarcia-ip7pr Před 3 lety +6

      I believe it is the provincial bird of Prince Edward Island, a province in Canada. So it has a last one fan.

    • @freyathewanderer6359
      @freyathewanderer6359 Před 2 lety +6

      They're also the mascot of Toronto's baseball team.

  • @ChristiRich
    @ChristiRich Před 4 lety +53

    I had a Blue Jay that returned every season for ten years. I called him Sinclair. He used to occasionally dive bomb my little Chihuahua, and I was happy that he felt safe making our backyard his home.

  • @tonycallme3667
    @tonycallme3667 Před 3 lety +280

    Didn’t know Mordecai was this popular

    • @DBT1007
      @DBT1007 Před 2 lety +12

      Blue color is so rare in nature. Especially on land animals. Why they have blue color in the environment that mostly brown, green, yellow, red, white, black?
      So yeah.. this kind of bird so popular

    • @itzzida773
      @itzzida773 Před 2 lety +2

      Lmao

    • @mauricedavis2160
      @mauricedavis2160 Před 2 lety +2

      🙏👍🤣🤣🤣🐦

  • @mrsdomino4196
    @mrsdomino4196 Před 4 lety +168

    Two habits of my Blue Jays that impress me. They will shake a peanut 🥜 to find the heaviest one. They will mock the hawks call to startle the other birds away then happily eat in peace. Love my birds. Thank you very much for your work.

    • @richhall1808
      @richhall1808 Před 4 lety +13

      I see this behavior every time they show up. They pick up every peanut, comparing and contrasting before flying off with the best one.

    • @Fritaly
      @Fritaly Před 4 lety +7

      Mrs Domino I got a kick out of watching mine weigh the peanuts to find the best ones. One was very very picky

    • @davidbono9359
      @davidbono9359 Před 4 lety +14

      The Steller's Jays that visit our feeders also spend time selecting the best peanut(s). Some of them even come back to the feeder with the peanut they picked up previously, and trade it in for a "better" one.

    • @CityQueenChili
      @CityQueenChili Před 4 lety +3

      Mine do the same thing.
      czcams.com/video/9Fm5IEeYx4s/video.html

    • @1flat5th
      @1flat5th Před 4 lety +3

      In my eperience wit scrub jays in Cali they are very interested in the strongest shell with the least cracks. Maybe they will stay fresh longer.

  • @timmholl9238
    @timmholl9238 Před 4 lety +90

    We rescued a Blue Jay fledgling last year, and the way he visits our backyard, we know it's him. Glad to see he feels safe with us.

    • @rgruenhaus
      @rgruenhaus Před 4 lety +1

      @Cynthia Baker Trumpanzee time

    • @jojomusicsoulgranny
      @jojomusicsoulgranny Před 4 lety +2

      Terry Blanton that is an awesome experience..l love birds
      .would love to have that type of experience..Nature has a way to take care of itself..lt's amazing how some species are so intelligent..they know when our help is need

  • @edhillmastersroofing895
    @edhillmastersroofing895 Před 4 lety +20

    I guess a lot of people don’t even notice birds at all, but I have watched them daily most of my life. Beautiful!

  • @jkzac
    @jkzac Před 3 lety +168

    We have this in our backyard and a raccoon aswell, every night they yell "FIST PUMP" for some reason...

  • @nancybatcho6446
    @nancybatcho6446 Před 4 lety +74

    I absolutely love Blue Jays! I feed them everyday and love to watch them. They will even knock on my sliding glass door or call out to me when they are hungry :)

    • @amymurphy5472
      @amymurphy5472 Před 3 lety +2

      @Mopsygirl1 they peck at my windowsill too

    • @oilfields1088
      @oilfields1088 Před 3 lety +1

      I noticed the blue jays eating our cats food and I moved the dish. Shortly after they began telling me about it. I now feed them regularly.

  • @KFG721
    @KFG721 Před 4 lety +116

    I have always loved having a backyard full of beautiful blue jays - my favorite fact is that they are part of the Corvid family !

    • @TommyC503
      @TommyC503 Před 4 lety +4

      I have several feeders - love bird watching!

    • @roymontero4066
      @roymontero4066 Před 4 lety +5

      Blue Jays have Covid?!

    • @timboslice4717
      @timboslice4717 Před 4 lety +6

      @@roymontero4066 no you silly goose .
      Nobody has that . Get outta here with that fictitious propaganda, gander .

    • @CvndyClvb
      @CvndyClvb Před 3 lety +3

      @@timboslice4717 Calm down jesus

    • @timboslice4717
      @timboslice4717 Před 3 lety

      @@CvndyClvb why so blasphemous ? Lol
      Just feed the grackles and starlings without the mask, sheesh ! ☮️

  • @AStanton1966
    @AStanton1966 Před 4 lety +76

    These birds earned my respect when I saw one strip the honey-coned nest of a paper wasp off my house one day and eat the larvae.

    • @Psyfi85
      @Psyfi85 Před 3 lety +4

      That’s brave! I’ve seen some of them go after my dog when I was younger, used to think they were shitheads for dive bombing him like that but they obviously saw him as a threat. They are really beautiful

    • @ronaldrump5058
      @ronaldrump5058 Před 3 lety +1

      Do you know who else earned your respect when you saw them strip the honey-coned nest of a paper wasp off your house one day and ate the larvae?

    • @hwuilee
      @hwuilee Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@ronaldrump5058who?

  • @tremendousyeet3467
    @tremendousyeet3467 Před 3 lety +199

    The video's start: "love them or hate them."
    who other than an angry bubblegum machine that wants work done would hate them?

    • @maruchan_3479
      @maruchan_3479 Před 3 lety +14

      “My mom!”

    • @fan-mix6556
      @fan-mix6556 Před 3 lety

      Good show

    • @farjanaislam5593
      @farjanaislam5593 Před 3 lety

      Well better if you say a "Gumball machine".

    • @scallopohare9431
      @scallopohare9431 Před 3 lety +1

      Uh, they do go after cats. Do not let a kitten out if you know they live near your house.

    • @MrKruger88
      @MrKruger88 Před 3 lety +3

      A lot of people with birdfeeders don't like them because they tend to bully smaller birds to make them go away. I think it's funny myself, but to each their own.

  • @davidtennyson4908
    @davidtennyson4908 Před 4 lety +88

    The Blue Jays around my house raid my dogs feeder daily. They've eaten so much, a couple of them are starting to bark. But I love to watch them.

    • @theveefit
      @theveefit Před 4 lety +5

      David Tennyson 😂😂 barking blue jays

    • @matador4302
      @matador4302 Před 4 lety

      ur fuckin stupid

    • @elizabethmchenry3102
      @elizabethmchenry3102 Před 4 lety

      so funny! Thank you!

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 Před 4 lety

      @Terry Blanton
      don't be a cheapskate
      get them birdys some quality organic grains seeds or nuts --- i regularly set out raw peanuts each day consistently so as to keep the critters confident that us humanoids really do care ...
      Most of them store brand birdseeds have WAY too many unnatural ingreedients.

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 Před 4 lety

      @Terry Blanton
      Big Bird FOR u !
      Thanks fer making me laugh though ...

  • @earth2becky
    @earth2becky Před 4 lety +64

    It’s so cool that the crest is up when they are aggressive and down when they are relaxed. You always see drawings and paintings of jays with their crests up. I think I will paint one with its crest down.

    • @sly-fi6502
      @sly-fi6502 Před rokem +2

      It’s because their crest is so impressive, and that’s why they use it as a signal! 😂

  • @iPodFayne
    @iPodFayne Před 3 lety +18

    I live in NJ and learned a lot about birds by feeding and observing them feed. I noticed pretty quickly that blue jays weren't nearly the bullies people say they are, they're just noisy (sometimes) and - like any of the bigger birds - spook the little ones off the feeder momentarily when they first arrive. But honestly my local cardinals and red-bellied woodpecker were more aggressive. And pretty much everyone bullied my poor northern flickers :(

  • @Semiam1
    @Semiam1 Před 3 lety +6

    Blue Jays show up as a gang at my feeder. Throwing seeds everywhere causing a ruckus. Kind of funny to watch

  • @matthewparsons2264
    @matthewparsons2264 Před 4 lety +11

    Blue Jays are actually my favorite type of bird!

  • @russelder9743
    @russelder9743 Před 4 lety +287

    Lesley------this was really appreciated...with all the sadness in the world.....you put a smile on my face.......many thanks...God Bless you

    • @LesleytheBirdNerd
      @LesleytheBirdNerd  Před 4 lety +25

      Aww Russ, you're very welcome. Makes me so happy to know I provide a little bit of positive light to this beautiful world

    • @coolmomdb
      @coolmomdb Před 4 lety +5

      Ditto..

    • @SW13333
      @SW13333 Před 4 lety +2

      @@LesleytheBirdNerd - Double Ditto :) - Stephanie

    • @usn4america368
      @usn4america368 Před 4 lety +3

      Russ ...Long time no see!! (USN 4 America) I hope you are well!!!

    • @russelder9743
      @russelder9743 Před 4 lety +2

      @@usn4america368 hey brother...how are you doing? crazy times we live in.....stay safe........Go Navy

  • @Armmani2000
    @Armmani2000 Před 3 lety +15

    How can anyone hate them, one of the most beautiful birds I have ever seen! Amazing video, thank you!

  • @Silver-nm2if
    @Silver-nm2if Před 3 lety +68

    i love how most people in the comments reference regular show

    • @rileybobbert6527
      @rileybobbert6527 Před 3 lety +4

      i fucking hate it

    • @Joey-rs7uq
      @Joey-rs7uq Před 3 lety +2

      I was reading comments about gumballs/fist-pumping and was so confused. Thanks for reminding me about the show!

    • @ismaelmeza3220
      @ismaelmeza3220 Před 3 lety +9

      @@rileybobbert6527 TAKE THAT BACK OR YOU'RE FIRED!!

    • @rileybobbert6527
      @rileybobbert6527 Před 3 lety

      @@ismaelmeza3220 i h8 u 2

    • @bombomos
      @bombomos Před 3 lety +2

      Its kinda annoying

  • @1SaG
    @1SaG Před 4 lety +31

    "... they definitely have a way of capturing the attention and admiration of people."
    Tell me about it.... that blue is insanely pretty.

  • @ellaih
    @ellaih Před 4 lety +186

    How beautiful, now... Where's rigby? Xd

  • @CarsandCats
    @CarsandCats Před rokem +3

    They are soooo smart! I love them and visit with them every day. They come and take cat food off my porch, it's so cute. My cat gets so excited watching through the window. Then later they enjoy peanuts in the backyard. They have many different songs, and can even mimic other birds like Hawks!

  • @blazeflamestrike
    @blazeflamestrike Před 3 lety +3

    They’re beautiful birds

  • @johnbrown9176
    @johnbrown9176 Před 4 lety +64

    Had the great joy of raising an orphan jay and sharing my home with this wonderful creature for five years. He had so much personality and intelligence. He was amazing! Jaybird loved teasing my Patch my cockatiel to the point of almost driving the poor bird insane. I have the cutest picture of Jaybird and Patch on my chest fighting over "who" had ownership of this human! He really opened up my eyes on how God had given other creatures the ability to think, use tools, play and communicate. I miss him everyday!

  • @YoBro-np7xt
    @YoBro-np7xt Před 4 lety +36

    When I feed the jays regularly, they'll fly to my feet as I approach, and fly by touching my cheek to show appreciation.

  • @TekZulu
    @TekZulu Před 3 lety +12

    I honestly expected that this was going to be some BuzzFeed kinda video, but I was delighted to find out that it's just someone passionate about birds sharing knowledge about them. Thank you for being a good corner of this website ^^

  • @e.paradigm7415
    @e.paradigm7415 Před 2 lety +4

    I'm from the L.A. area and I've seen some Blue jays before in people's yards but are incredibly rare and especially now I haven't seen one in years. They're pretty big and are cool looking.

  • @BK-qp8zp
    @BK-qp8zp Před 4 lety +37

    Lesley, your blue jay videos just warm my heart - thank your for that! I have a little blue jay story for you. My oldest brother was declining in health and we knew he wouldn't live a whole lot longer, so I told him that I was going to make an absurd request so I could be pretty sure it wasn't an accident. I said I wanted to see three blue jays on my front porch after he passed. Where I live, that has never been the case. Well, it still wasn't, but I did get one blue jay feather a day on my porch three days in a row! Never happened before that nor since. He died last August, which is significant in this blue jay story, as I have never before seen a "bald" blue jay. I learned that particular molting takes place only in August. And one landed right outside my bedroom window (on a tree branch) and looked right at me. My brother was bald so I just busted out laughing. As all this was taking place, a never before seen blue jay flew right in front of my daughter at her work, landed on a small tree branch right next to her, looked right at her, squawked and flew off. She never saw another blue jay in that area before or since that time. She told me that my brother wasn't just talking to me. So blue jays are a very special treasure to me now.

    • @LesleytheBirdNerd
      @LesleytheBirdNerd  Před 4 lety +4

      Oh my gosh. This story is just too awesome. Your brother definitely was letting you know he was there. He listened to your request. Thanks for sharing this story with me :)

    • @RalphPhilbrook
      @RalphPhilbrook Před 4 lety +2

      Thanks for the spirit world story- very good

    • @barbarat5729
      @barbarat5729 Před 4 lety +2

      BK You made me smile and brought a tear or two to my eyes. I sit on my back steps every morning and I have had some very bizarre and heartwarming visitations I believe are from my Mother and brother. God bless.

    • @hadoukan722
      @hadoukan722 Před 4 lety +2

      💗

    • @kathywinningham9
      @kathywinningham9 Před 4 lety

      BK l”

  • @vnette9777
    @vnette9777 Před 4 lety +22

    I love bluejays.I remember, how big, they got,in Maryland,when the 14 year locusts, invaded.They ate them up, and were huge.I was grateful,they were everywhere.lol.I liked learning, that their crest heights, are a sign, of their aggression.Ive seen them,in full aggression,mostly.Thankyou for a wonderful, video.👍👍👍♥️

  • @sebastiansethd.lastimosa6610

    another fun fact about him: hes about to get fired

  • @GeorgeCMcRae
    @GeorgeCMcRae Před 3 lety +1

    Always my favorite N. American bird! Growing up in Massachusetts, a pair nested in a cedar tree outside my bedroom window. I felt honored. Here now in California, Scrub jays fill the void, but in the visits to Mass. over the decades, the first sound of the voice of the blue jay, reminds me where my roots really are!

  • @-Dog-
    @-Dog- Před 4 lety +21

    I had the rarest of rare pleasures a few years back to have had one Blue Jay stop over in my back yard and spent the winter with its cousins, the Stellar's Jay. I am on the west coast of Canada and in all my years, had never seen one other than in pictures. I remember it was the sound that caught my attention, it is so unique! I was in awe when I found this majestic bird at my feeders with the Stellar's! I am sure it had been blown off course but it spent the rest of the winter with the Stellar's and gave me a few priceless memories, pictures and videos! Thank you Lesley for what you do, to promote and educate about these wonderful birds!

    • @DGill48
      @DGill48 Před 4 lety +1

      tons of Stellar's here at Lake Tahoe. I grew up in Maine, and knew the blue Jay well. When I first moved to Tahoe and spotted a Stellar's, it seemed like someone had painted the bird I knew from New England......the behaviour seemed exactly the same BUT I've never seen a blue Jay here! strange..

    • @-Dog-
      @-Dog- Před 4 lety +1

      @@DGill48 I just looked at a map of where the Blue Jays are most of the year and we are definitely excluded and I am pretty sure it is the mountain ranges that keep them mostly to the East. I would love to see them here all year as long as it has no effect on all the other species of birds. They and the Stellars are both beautiful in their own way!

    • @studiojake5253
      @studiojake5253 Před 4 lety +1

      Hi Dog. Yes! "Rare pleasure." Currently there's a Blue Jay showing up along with the Steller's -- a *first* in my 45 years here in north Idaho. It's been hanging around since January. What a treat!

    • @-Dog-
      @-Dog- Před 4 lety +2

      @@studiojake5253 That truly warms my heart right now! My visiting Blue Jay had shown up on about the 2nd of January and stayed over for around a little over 3 months and then moved on. I hope that you are able to get some precious reminder photos and video of your Blue Jay and Stellar's! Enjoy!

  • @richhall1808
    @richhall1808 Před 4 lety +38

    I like the bold, confident, aggressiveness of blue jays. When they show up they pretty much say, "when we fly in you'd best step aside".

    • @elkhunter8664
      @elkhunter8664 Před 4 lety +7

      LOL. I was cooking bacon in a fry pan for breakfast while camping. A Jay landed on the edge of my pan, looked at me, then grabbed an entire slice of sizzling bacon and flew off with it. All I could do was laugh. He owned me that morning.

    • @glennso47
      @glennso47 Před 4 lety +1

      rich hall I saw that when a squirrel got dive bombed by a couple blue jays. Canada Geese are another bird that you can’t tell a male from a female.

    • @zandozman
      @zandozman Před 4 lety

      ​@@glennso47 At least for the "giant" Canada Goose males tend to be more alert in regards to surroundings as well as larger than the females. That's what I've observed in my area, seeing as I have some ponds nearby and there's a few "couples" that are around everyday. Seems to be the case. Otherwise it's hard to tell in passing unless the size difference is the giveaway.

  • @rogersmith9808
    @rogersmith9808 Před 4 lety +5

    I'm glad so many of you have had such positive experiences with Blue Jays, because mine was NOT. Not only did the one/ones in my yard make more of a racket than 50 birds of any other type. It alson took great delight in stiking my scalp (okay... baldspot) everytime I mowed the grass or just walked past "his" tree. One time that little "bas*ard even drew blood!!! I went into the house, retrived my 20GA stot loaded with light birdshot and headed back outside. But my wife threw a fit and I had me promise never blast any of "those beautifull birds"!!! :^/ lol

    • @leovalenzuela8368
      @leovalenzuela8368 Před 4 lety +3

      I am grateful to your wife... the jays attacked you because they believe you’re going to hurt them. The ones in my neighborhood will be aggressive whenever an unfamiliar person visits, but leave the rest of us alone. Maybe because we feed them? I am not sure.

  • @pierrotpasquinade
    @pierrotpasquinade Před rokem +6

    The one fact I didnt consider (or necessarily know) is how quiet they are when nesting and raising their young. It makes a lot of sense. Which will definitely help me understand their life cycle and routine when they visit my feeders. Definitely building up that trust with them and hope they continue to be regulars :)

  • @Kurwynd
    @Kurwynd Před 4 lety +11

    The year my father passed away we had a wild Blue Jay land on our hands and hung around with us for a while, it showed absolutely no fear of us and we made no attempt to capture it. It would just ride around on our hands, arms or shoulder until it decided to move elsewhere. We took it to show my father who also got to hold it who said "In all of his life he had never seen one do that." It hung around and visited us now and then till it finally stopped. But we would hear them calling now and then and to us it would be a reminder and we imagine that it's descendants are just coming by to say "Hi." We took pictures of it while it was here.

  • @junkyarddawgs9956
    @junkyarddawgs9956 Před 4 lety +52

    They are the sounding alarm for the woods, especially when a predator is near like a hawk or owl!!! Even humans!!!!

    • @malehuman
      @malehuman Před 4 lety +4

      If the Jays suddenly start making a fuss, chances are there is a snake in the middle of where they are. Saved me more than once.

  • @amsbestunderstanding1646

    They are so beautiful. Thank you for teaching about them. I love all the birds, but the Blue Jays & the dark Steller's Jays are so striking in colors in Oregon. No Cardinals here to bully them, 😂 I miss the Cardinals I grew up seeing in a different state, but no one can have everything.
    Thanks, Lesley!

  • @pdalemason1964
    @pdalemason1964 Před 2 lety +1

    They are nature’s alarm when hawks are nearby. I love their beauty and at my mothers feeder they get along well with the Cardinals and the smaller finches. There is a Jay here that sometimes hangs out near my backyard pool and as you stated he or she is more vocal later in the year. When living in Atlanta I was inside and heard a bunch of Jays making all kind a of racket. I went outside to my deck and there were Blue Jay feathers everywhere. I was thinking they were up to no good. Turns out I looked up into a large hickory tree next to my house and looking down at me was a hawk with a Jay under its talons. When he took off, an army of Jays started the pursuit. I actually started watching this video as a Jay in the woods here was making a cat kind of sound (lots of roaming cats in our woods).

  • @mikewysko2268
    @mikewysko2268 Před 4 lety +8

    I didn't know Blue Jays lived so long. I am always happy when a colorful bird visits our feeder. I am learning what kind of birds the different types of feed attracts.

  • @johnos4892
    @johnos4892 Před 4 lety +4

    Love hiking in my Colorado forest, one reason is the Stellar Jays always welcome me. They follow me around as well talking to me, hoping I remembered to bring peanuts in the shell.

  • @Delvareus
    @Delvareus Před 3 lety +4

    Aww! I live in the north-east U.S. and I put out a feeder earlier this year. There is a blue jay who visits regularly. When he (or she) first started coming around, it was clear that he had a broken leg. In more recent visits, well, now he's just a one-legged blue jay. He seems to be coping just fine and living his life as usual. I always know when he is around the feeder because he makes that usual blue jay noise, haha. I'm sure he will be fine but I've become somewhat attached to him (or her) and wish I could somehow gain his trust and take him to a vet. :)

  • @carlacrawford9349
    @carlacrawford9349 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Loved the info on Bluejays. We adopted one that hsd fallen out of its nest. My Mom evenwent so far as to cook oatmeal for it. We're bothsuckers for baby animals. And I warned her not to name it because she would grow attached to. But did she listen? HE/SHEi is named Peepers, because he was so vocal. He stuck around all summer into late fall. One of God's precious gifts. Thanks again . 😊 8:18

  • @wyomingadventures
    @wyomingadventures Před 4 lety +4

    I love the fact blue Jays aren't as aggressive as people think they are. I have always wondered about that. I have noticed blue Jays and smaller birds will stay at my feeders together. Maybe because I have many feeders out but very close together. I have been feeding a pair for the last couple months now. They always brighten my day. I wish my state had them for our state bird! We have 3 different kinds of Jays here. Thank you Leslie for another great video about blue Jays!💙🖤💙🖤🐦🥰

    • @Fritaly
      @Fritaly Před 4 lety +1

      307 Wyoming 4E I fed over a dozen species with everyone taking turns very nicely. The blue jays even announced when the feeders were refilled so everyone could come enjoy the bounty

    • @wyomingadventures
      @wyomingadventures Před 4 lety

      @@Fritaly love it!😊

    • @angelacox8322
      @angelacox8322 Před rokem

      I found this video after a Blue Jay attacked a nest of smaller birds outside my garage yesterday -- I watched as it literally stole the babies and knocked the rest to the ground -- I tried to save one of them but sadly held it as it took it's last gasp of air. I came here hoping to understand why TBH!! Maybe Mother's day coming, or the fact I was simply taking a quick break away from my desk when it happened, but I felt so bad for the birds that it disrupted. My husband says it was likely trying to scavenge for it's own babies, but I found it sad none the less....nature can be very cruel and survival of the fittest is still very real in the animal kingdom.
      All this to say, watching one rob a nest will definitely make you feel they are aggressive towards other birds.

  • @chillytoes337
    @chillytoes337 Před 4 lety +14

    I had two "feuding" blue jays in my backyard for a few years, and they fought like crazy, but it was mostly just verbal. They'd scream at each other back and forth for literally hours to the point that sometimes I'd have to shoo them away because it got to be so annoying LOL! Pretty but very loud! Then one year they just never came back. I don't know if I was happy about that or sad but I kind of missed the racket!

  • @renatarobb4728
    @renatarobb4728 Před 3 lety +4

    Suprise! I saw a Blue Jay for the first time this morning and, actually, for the very first time. I heard his call - it was unfamiliar so I went outside to see this new bird. He, or she, was beautiful. Blue! I see Chickadees and Sparrows but never have seen a Blue Bird before. Unfortunately, my birdfeeder is for small birds and could not accommodate a larger bird. I had a songbird bell hanging out there too and the Jay landed on it but didn't peck at it and didn't stick around. Still, it was a thrill!

  • @earllutz2663
    @earllutz2663 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for the video. I was glad to hear that Blue Jay's, are not the aggressors, best they have been made out to be.

  • @jennyd9543
    @jennyd9543 Před 4 lety +4

    I have wondered over the years why I only see the blue jays for a time and then they seem to disappear. You explained their seasonal behaviours so now I know they are still around, just being quiet.

  • @LelaE34
    @LelaE34 Před 4 lety +58

    They are so beautiful and very smart. They get a bad rap. People think because they are rowdy that they are bullies but they only protect their own and their territory just like any other bird. I love your video's.

    • @IhaveaDoghouse
      @IhaveaDoghouse Před 4 lety +3

      Ya I have some and they seem to let the red breasted nuthatches and other smaller birds feed as long as I keep it stocked

    • @LelaE34
      @LelaE34 Před 4 lety +4

      @@IhaveaDoghouse I have all kinds of birds and they really all seem to share equally.

    • @Fritaly
      @Fritaly Před 4 lety +2

      Lela Eber I was pleasantly surprised to find no territorial fighting when I was feeding a dozen species. Only the juvenile starlings got a bit fussy about the suet block but a couple reminders from me to be nice and share and the posturing stopped. I wish I’d had my camera back then to show the variety and say everyone took turns!

    • @LelaE34
      @LelaE34 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Fritaly And why can't we humans get along?

    • @sunspot6502
      @sunspot6502 Před 4 lety +1

      I watch them at my feeder, and they are just bigger, the chickadees and nuthatches don't want to get run over by the big blue truck!

  • @blessedbeauty2293
    @blessedbeauty2293 Před 6 dny +1

    - Wow they are related to crows ?? So cool ! 😎 🐦‍⬛

  • @11bfollowme19
    @11bfollowme19 Před 4 lety +13

    “Mono morphism” I will never forget that ma’am thank you so much for teaching me that

  • @everybodysgramma5657
    @everybodysgramma5657 Před 4 lety +13

    The blue jays know where I sleep. If I don’t wake up early enough for them they peck at the window to wake me up to feed them. I use sinew to make trellis in my garden. Somehow, every spring, they untie every knot in the trellis and take the entire string to their nests. It is insanely hard to untie sinew. They are at my feeder all year long. Even more in the winter I think. Less competition. They prefer raw peanuts to roasted, and anything they don’t like in the bird mix they throw out of their way LOL 😂

  • @Jccgrg
    @Jccgrg Před 4 lety +16

    The fact that they are 12" long and capable of liveing 20+

  • @tonysopranosduck416
    @tonysopranosduck416 Před 2 lety +13

    I can’t express enough how thoroughly enjoyable your videos are! They’re the right balance of ….everything! Beautiful photography, interesting knowledge presented in a casual and personal format and tidbits of trivia, humour and personal experience sprinkled in. The lovely east coast lilt and your personality are truly the essence though and what keeps me clicking on new videos. I hope you never run out of birds to chat about! Cheers to you 👑

  • @munozinni
    @munozinni Před 3 lety +3

    Hola Leslie... I always tought blue jays were the estate of Texas’s bird but I was wrong the official bird of the estate of Texas is the mocking bird... both have made nests on our back yard trees...thank you Leslie for sharing your amazing videos... I will be checking for more videos with the notification bell on😃have a great day

    • @EbonyEnnis-ck9sd
      @EbonyEnnis-ck9sd Před 10 měsíci +1

      Why are you calling Texas, Aborigine Land, an Estate??? Weird.

  • @mcdc59
    @mcdc59 Před 4 lety +14

    When my husband was a little kid he wore a cap with a racoon tail on it. One day- A blue jay dived down and attacked the hat. For years my husband was nervous around all birds but he especially was very wary of blue jays.

    • @texastea5686
      @texastea5686 Před 4 lety

      😂 cute story

    • @CANControlGRAFFITI
      @CANControlGRAFFITI Před 4 lety +1

      Serves him right. What did the poor raccoon do to deserve such a humiliating death?

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 Před 4 lety

      @@CANControlGRAFFITI
      Right On !

    • @texastea5686
      @texastea5686 Před 4 lety +3

      @@CANControlGRAFFITI oh my God... How do you even know it was from a real raccoon? Or you don't know if he grew up in parts of the US where they hunted squirrel or rabbit or raccoon for meals. Geez calm down, dont get your panties in a bunch.

    • @mcdc59
      @mcdc59 Před 4 lety +1

      @@CANControlGRAFFITI Thank you for your concern for animals. Back in the day most kids wore a coonskin cap to be like Daniel Boone ("Daniel Boone was a man. Yes a big man-= From the coonskin cap on the top of ol Dan to the heel of his rawhide shoe"..) Bless your heart- If the caps weren't faux fur- real raccoons would be extinct in the states by now. It was fake fur.

  • @catyear75
    @catyear75 Před 4 lety +46

    Blue jays will always be near the top of my "Favorite Birds " list ..... but I must say , that list is getting mighty long .... ;-)

  • @davidhunternyc1
    @davidhunternyc1 Před 3 lety +5

    I saw something remarkable today. I live in NYC, in a third floor apartment with a fire escape that looks out onto a park. I have a few bird feeders hanging from my fire escape and I had my windows open to let in some fresh air. I glanced outside and literally three feet in front of my window, directly over my fire escape is where it happened. Two blue jays were tumbling like wagon wheels in the air. Over and under. Over and under. I've never seen a blue jay fly upside down but here they were. At the center of this vortex was a beautiful red cardinal, seemingly spinning vertically in place, surrounded by the two blue jays. The saturated blues. That red. The movement. No artist could have imagined anything so beautiful. All three birds were tangled in air. Were they playing? Fighting? A moment later all three birds landed on my fire escape railing, calmly resting. They seemed to know each other and were not antagonized. A few moments later they flew off. The last few years I've been feeding blue jays peanuts from my fire escape but, during this time, I've only seen a couple of cardinals. Apparently they shy away from buildings and glass. Cardinals feed in the early morning and dusk hours so why did this encounter happen? Oh my, it took my breath away. I had a brief moment with God.

    • @tylerwinkle323
      @tylerwinkle323 Před rokem

      Maybe it is an adaptation to living in cities, not too many trees to play around in perhaps. Generally speaking, Cardinals and Jays get along but there is absolutely a pecking order. It is unusual for any observed physical contact to be friendly between Jays and Cardinals, or intraspecies for that matter.

  • @1biggun712
    @1biggun712 Před 4 lety +2

    Hi there from Georgia, I feed 5 bluejays every, morning and early evening. I also, feed a few Cardinals and the occasional, yellow Jay. I feed them and other animals such as squirrels, Chipmunks, crows, and finches. They are all fed every day from my front porch. Thanks for sharing the 10 things about bluejays. Keep on keeping on 👍👍

  • @zenobiaunknown2668
    @zenobiaunknown2668 Před 4 lety +3

    Great video!

  • @warhorse1956
    @warhorse1956 Před 4 lety +30

    I had a blue jay (in Florida) come to my feeders a while back, but the cardinals ran him/her off. A real shame, I was so happy to see one here. Oh well, I still have my family of crows that I feed every morning... noisy buggers that they are.
    P.S., my chickadees are returning too. :)

    • @user-hg2kd1nz4l
      @user-hg2kd1nz4l Před 4 lety

      Blue Jay and crows eat the young babies of other birds

  • @angelawheeler7825
    @angelawheeler7825 Před 3 lety +3

    I love blue Jay's they are so beautiful.

  • @michellewerries7433
    @michellewerries7433 Před 4 lety +1

    I live north of Seattle WA state. We have Stellar's jays. They are great. Smart. I had one male who lived in my yard. He had no mate, so he got really friendly. Then he found a girl but lost her. He was so lonely. It took him four years to find a mate. Their decendents are still there.

  • @karlkelton
    @karlkelton Před 4 lety +4

    Very enjoyable video. A number of years ago we heard some "abnormal" screeching in our backyard. Upon investigation, I noticed a young blue jay hooping around under one of our blue spruces. When I approached, the parents immediately started dive bombing me. I subsequently learned that they had forced the young one from the nest to enable it to get its wings. After 3 days he was flying like a trooper. I was not aware they were from the same families as crows. Thanks

  • @rogerguy3592
    @rogerguy3592 Před 4 lety +5

    My favorite bird. I trained a wild one years ago in my yard, and it would go after nuts when I caught its attention. Smart and beautiful Thanks for this video.

  • @Bo_SH
    @Bo_SH Před 2 měsíci

    I just love seeing Blue Jays in our area. Their size is much bigger than the other birds and their blue is so vibrant and are fun to watch.

  • @Viktor47917
    @Viktor47917 Před 4 lety +5

    Blue Jays connect to 2 seasons that are my absolute favorite:
    Autumn and Winter!

    • @onelove1968
      @onelove1968 Před 4 lety +1

      I thought you were going to say seasons 92' and 93'. God bless Joe Carter!

  • @CenturianEagle
    @CenturianEagle Před 4 lety +10

    I missed seeing a good ol blue jay video here! 😊😊

  • @jongalt9038
    @jongalt9038 Před 4 lety +14

    Cardinals have seemed to dominate 'jays every place I have seen them in the eastern US. Maybe they do during the times when you said they keep a lower profile. Maybe because they are outnumbered then?
    But here in GA they make daily appearances at my feeders. Often I spy them beating a squirrel to one of the handfull of peanuts I put out with the sunflower and smaller seeds. Chickadees, Doves Cardinals, Bluejays and a little yellowish bird come but so far not my favorite- crows!!! Well, Redwing Blackbirds come too. They come in mass, they come hungry and dominate till they leave!
    It has drawn more to the feeders since I took your advice on different types of seed for different birds.
    Stay warm up there! ⛄

  • @starrrozmiarek3322
    @starrrozmiarek3322 Před 3 lety +2

    I was fascinated to learn that they live to be 7-10 years old and that one was 27,wow!!! Great video, glad I found it! 🐦

  • @marshasantos9220
    @marshasantos9220 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Thank you SO very much for this wonderful video! They are my favorite bird and our son rescued 2 them. We have videos with them standing on his finger until they recovered. Our son has passed away now at the age of 44 peacefully and the Blue Jays Bring us such beautiful memories. We even found a flag with two Blue Jays on it which we have placed next to his headstone at the cemetery and one by our front porch. God bless you!

    • @jasscarffcolumbus
      @jasscarffcolumbus Před 6 měsíci

      That's a touching story, Marsha. I'm glad you've found that wonderful way to commemorate your son.

  • @ValerieEdwards37
    @ValerieEdwards37 Před 4 lety +7

    I love our jays! There’s a huge population where we live and there’s always a few around. I leave peanuts on our balcony for them and sometimes we have 5 at a time out there. They’re so animated and comical 💙

  • @gabrielsyt
    @gabrielsyt Před 4 lety +4

    Always like the Blue Jay videos. I am lucky to have a family of Blue Jays in my area. They are great to watch. I feed them whole unsalted peanuts. Its fun to watch them swoop down to get the peanuts. Very pretty and graceful.

  • @argerinejordan4703
    @argerinejordan4703 Před 4 lety +1

    I have 2 of them that come to my patio every day to get bread. One will come and eat and take some to his mate. Last year, they brought their baby over for me to see. They are very smart.☺☺❤❤❤

  • @bmojo7118
    @bmojo7118 Před 3 lety +1

    The bluejays in my yard love to divebomb my dog- It is hilarious.

  • @andrewbeattieRAB
    @andrewbeattieRAB Před 4 lety +3

    I love them. I used to see them complaining and storming around the woods regularly at my uncle’s ranch in Texas as a kid.
    Funny: my inside cat was in my lap when A jay squawked on this video. He almost jumped out of his skin.

  • @rosemaryb-c4927
    @rosemaryb-c4927 Před 4 lety +11

    I love this video! I'm an hour north of Toronto, and have a small, townhouse backyard, but I have made it an oasis for birds, squirrels and the wild rabbits that were displaced last summer by the cutting down of century trees and digging up the land to make a "family park" at the former tree-shrouded century-and-a-half estate of our town's founding family. My Blue Jay family (named Walter, The Missus, and Wayne Gretsky) and my Cardinal family (Cardinal Richelieu, Claudia Cardinale, and Ruby Tuesday) have been hanging around, all seasons, for going on 5 years now. The 4 paired Mourning Doves have been here 4 years, and more than 100 juncos, sparrows, chickadees, Eastern warblers, grackles, black birds, ravens, crows and starlings visit here in large groups, daily. Red robins, golden finches, the odd bluebird or Baltimore Oriole arrive in the spring.
    They now recognize the sound my patio door makes when I close it. The yard can be completely devoid of birds, but once I've filled the feeders and returned to the inside of the house, my two dogs and I sit on our love seat in front of the patio door, and I do the birdy-call countdown: 'Come, birdie, birdie, birdie..." and by the time I repeat it for the fifth time, the horde of birds come dive-bombing in. I don't find my Blue Jay's are particularly aggressive, as I've never really seen them harass any other birds, and lately I wonder if they can make "calls" across species. Walter BlueJay is usually the first to arrive in the morning, perching on the tallest peak of the neighbour's apple tree. He sings his song, and soon after the Cardinal family come, and are the first to partake of the unshelled peanuts and large sunflower seeds. After the Cardinals leave, and before the 10 different colored squirrels come to scarf down the remaining shelled peanuts, The Missus and Wayne Gretsky BlueJay come to fill their red bellies along with Walter. A chickadee (I wonder if it's the same one I thawed out and brought back to life a year ago?) who I call "Scout" and who is a great singer, signals to all the smaller birds that it's THEIR time to feast. The grackles and starlings, seeing the smaller birds rising from the nearby cedar bushes and swooping down into my back yard, shout out their "C'mon guys, the buffet is ready!" calls, and soon the bird chatter in the backyard is almost deafening. Not everyone in my townhouse row likes the birds. My chronically unemployed neighbour HATES birds, and he will take his teenage son's powerful, long distance water gun, and opens his patio door, and from inside the house, he will strafe the backyard with the water spray, trying to make the birds fly away. They just wait until he gets bored with hs war games, and when he shuts HIS patio door, all the birds return to Rosie's Oasis.

    • @SW13333
      @SW13333 Před 4 lety +3

      Rosemary - That's great you have so many different birds that feed in your yard.
      How did you pick names for the Blue Jays?
      When I open my door facing the backyard (and it's busy bird season) a Blue Jay will make a certain call and then the other Blue Jays all do the same calling from their locations to affirm their human is coming with food.
      I do the water gun with squirrels - helps let the birds eat.
      Squirrels will sit for a very long time on a feeder - eating all of the bird food.
      I only have grackles a certain time of year. I noticed the regular Common Grackle is being replaced with the
      Great Tail Grackles. I don't know if Commons + Great Tails can mix/produce offspring together. - Stephanie

    • @rosemaryb-c4927
      @rosemaryb-c4927 Před 4 lety +3

      @@SW13333 Well, I live in north central Ontario, an hour from Toronto, home of the Toronto Blue Jay's Baseball team. Canadian hockey great, Wayne Gretsky, opened up a restaurant at 99 Blue Jays Way, in the downtown area. I've always associated Gretsky with bluejays, though the only "blue" team he played on was the St. Louis Blues. Wayne's father is Walter (my dad knew him), and I always forget his wife's name, Phyllis, so I call her "the Missus". It's just all word-association, I guess, LOL!.

    • @rosemaryb-c4927
      @rosemaryb-c4927 Před 4 lety +4

      @@SW13333 I have a small wind chime hanging from the back porch light next to the patio door. This winter, I started jangling the wind chime, when I'm done filling the feeders. Usually the first to hear the chimes is a tiny chickadee I call "Scout". He is rather independent, does not hang out the with other chickadees. For the most part, I believe the birds know the "table is set", when they hear the patio door slam shut.
      I don't have an issue with the squirrels. There's plenty of food for all. I have ten different squirrels, in almost every color you can imagine them to be: black, silver-grey, light grey, reddish, light rust, and a handful of years ago, there was an albino squirrel who visited a few times, quite a treat! Two of the black squirrels lost their tails last year. The large, chubby one, Big Stumpy, seems to be growing back some of his tail, except that the fur on it is white. Lately, I noticed this smaller black tailless squirrel seems to be growing his/her tails back, too, also fringed in white. For a big squirrel, Big Stumpy is the most athletic of them all. He can jump up on the tallest bird bath from a starting position on the ground, whereas all the other squirrels can only access the birdbath by dropping onto it from the nearby overhanging lilac branches.
      I forgot to mention my 3 woodpeckers, who began arriving in the new year. There is one beautiful, large Pileated Woodpecker, very odd to see him in a suburban setting. I've only ever seen them, maybe once ever 10 years, very deep inside nearby forests. I make a special peanut butter/suet/grasshopper/dried worms cake, which he seems to enjoy greatly. I get the broken, dried grasshopper and dried worms from the reptile keeper at Petsmart, who puts the unsellable ones in a jar for me that I pick up, monthly, and incorporate the insects into the suet cakes. There is also a pair of downy woodpeckers, male and female, who come and eat after the larger woodpecker has come and gone.

    • @SW13333
      @SW13333 Před 4 lety +2

      @@rosemaryb-c4927 - Your yard sounds like paradise. Pileated woodpecker - lucky you!
      I know the Blue Jays in particular watch for me - whichever one is closest gives out the call that food is about to arrive - then the others
      chime in :) - Stephanie

    • @rosemaryb-c4927
      @rosemaryb-c4927 Před 4 lety +1

      @@SW13333 They DO do that, don't they! I love watching the "socialing" of birds across species, how they figure out "pecking orders".

  • @russellmartin3951
    @russellmartin3951 Před 2 lety

    Favorite fact - low crest = relaxed, high crest = aggressive. Great video!

  • @pipperoooo
    @pipperoooo Před 2 měsíci

    These gorgeous babies get so much trash talk. They are"noisy" "bossy" they"chase the other birds" i live in northeast Pennsylvania and i have not seen that at all. In fact i use a big tray feeder and i saw 2 jays, a red winged black bird and 2 morning doves all happily eating together the one day. I love them. They are beautiful and sweet. Love your videos too!! ❤

  • @tawnteens
    @tawnteens Před 3 lety +3

    I loved learning that they are not really all that bad and bullying at the bird feeder in winter months. I had a feeling this was true. Chickadees always seem to come back after the Jays have had a bite. It’s really the squirrels that can eat way more than their fill. We have cute red squirrels in Vermont

  • @gettingold59
    @gettingold59 Před 4 lety +9

    You sure know how to brighten up a crappy nite with knowledge and great video work. Very well done miss Nerd

  • @SoCal780
    @SoCal780 Před 3 lety +2

    Didn’t know they were related to crows, interesting! I love Blue Jays, they are so beautiful. They come to our back patio and eat the peanuts we set out for the squirrels, they love them. I affectionately call them “the Squawkers” for obvious reasons. One time a group of young ones came by and I kept saying “pretty boy” to one of them and he sort of flared out his wings to me in appreciation. So cute.

  • @swimnwfishes
    @swimnwfishes Před 3 lety +2

    I have Jays that love my feeder and they tag team with the cardinals for the feeders. It’s quite a joy to watch them.

  • @tonyasanderson3864
    @tonyasanderson3864 Před 4 lety +3

    Great video! Thank you! Happy to hear they live so long! 💚💜

  • @KepaniGrayson
    @KepaniGrayson Před 2 měsíci

    Learning how intelligent they are was pretty cool. Also it's neat how seriously Bluejays take being parents too.

  • @ronaldcammarata3422
    @ronaldcammarata3422 Před 3 lety +1

    The Blue Jay song is one of the sounds of my childhood (Mid-Hudson Valley, NY).

  • @curious420
    @curious420 Před 3 lety +3

    I remember a beautiful image from last December that has stayed with me...a flock of bright red male cardinal finches hopping on the snow covered lawn. It was such a pretty sight - like something from a Christmas card. This year, I have noticed that there is not much wildlife around where I live! No squirrels, rabbits or birds that have been a mainstay of every suburban backyard in New York state. Think of the prints left in the snow by a scurrying squirrel. The only creature I saw recently was a furry rat or something similar (couldn't get a good look). Nothing like bird-watching to help you pass the long winter hours. I am an animal lover and even though I don't have any pets, I used to leave out scraps of vegetables and grains for the rabbits and birds. It was fun.
    When I first got here, I noticed that the birds were not at all the same as the ones commonly seen in my native India. Since I hadn't made any friends, I couldn't ask anyone about them. So, I tried to find out the names of the various birds by googling their description. That's how I came to identify the common grackle, the American robin, the red-bellied woodpecker and of course the cardinal finch. The remarkable thing about cardinal finches is that the males and females look so different (unlike blue jays), so much so that I realized they are the same species only when I saw a pair making out on a branch!
    I did read somewhere that the electromagnetic waves emitted by the towers installed by various cellphone operators disrupts the natural behavior of birds. However, admittedly, I don't leave the house much these days - I like to think that the birds are all still there; it's just that I don't see them.
    Update: I spotted an American robin today. So they are alright!

  • @jessicablesses6091
    @jessicablesses6091 Před 4 lety +6

    All the facts were so interesting, I didn't know most of them. Thank you🐦

  • @goldenjaguar7690
    @goldenjaguar7690 Před 4 lety

    adorable. birds make me happy!

  • @user-ms8bl9xw3m
    @user-ms8bl9xw3m Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you - changes my feelings about Blue Jays.

  • @gazorpazorp9798
    @gazorpazorp9798 Před 4 lety +21

    25 million years of Corvids was my fav

  • @AmberSoleil1
    @AmberSoleil1 Před 2 lety +3

    I loved this video! Thank you for the great content. Perhaps my most favorite fact about blue jays is that they are not actually pigmented blue but are blue because of their feather’s shape on a microscopic level. This explains why their feathers are more or less blue depending on the angle you view them from. Amazing birds 💙

  • @rungakuta
    @rungakuta Před 3 lety

    I love blue jays! Thank you for sharing!

  • @barbaralawrence-rodriguez2981

    Beautiful.