#blue jay photo

[thomas--bombadil]

A Blue Jay finds the motherload.

[tealfishstudio]

This past fall we captured this beautiful Blue Jay taking a little rest on a log. We loved the way the vibrant blues stood out from the background.

516mm | F6.3 | 1/1000 sec. | ISO-800

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[swede1952]

Beak Full of Breakfast

This is a detailed shot of a blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) who was around yesterday. The jay is gathering peanuts, you can see two here, one in its mouth and one held in the end of its beak. The jay looks lit it recently went through a molt and its head feathers are growing back.

"The oldest known wild, banded Blue Jay was at least 26 years, 11 months old when it was found dead after being caught in fishing gear. It had been banded in the Newfoundland/Labrador/St. Pierre et Miquelon area in 1989 and was found there in 2016."

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[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

Sax Zim Bog, Minnesota on a gray day

Taken February 2024

[spinus-pinus]

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

8/2024 DuPage County, Illinois

Lauren Kovanko via iNaturalist, CC-BY-ND

[its-a-beautful-day]

Wednesday - Rocket the Bluejay

What a lovely little family

[admiralgiggles]

I think I’m going to be an auntie again!!!

I’d really like to know where she acquired all those zip ties.

And finally, a gratuitous floof shot.

Through all the garbage, life finds a way.

[toyastales]

Eurasian Jay

[introvertedswimmer]

@wooden_surface Blue Jay!

[thomas--bombadil]

A Blue Jay poses idyllically on the forest floor.

P.S. This image looks fake to me. It looks like a stock photo of a Blue Jay pasted onto some grass. But this image is indeed, real.

[swede1952]

Blue Majesty

This blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) appears to be thoroughly in charge of the realm. Oh what is the word I'm looking for to describe this look … noble, that is it. My dog, Charlie who is a border collie, gets that look whenever he lays quietly with his head raised. Charlie would spoil the moment though my acting silly.

"This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period." - allaboutbirds.org

[kates-photography]

Blue jays!!!🥜

[spinus-pinus]

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

6/14/2022 Miami, Florida

[denim-bias]

[admiralgiggles]

I’ve learned those head feathers are called the crest, and they are raised or lowered depending on their mood.

*Aggression. It makes sense because they’re always squawking about something.

[awearyelf]

Some favorites of the nearby blue jays as well