Off in the distances I can hear the familiar scream-like call of a blue jay. The sound pierces through the yellow and orange autumn maple leaves on a crisp blue sky day. I sit enjoying the sunshine, ...

Blue jay bird is one of the magnificent birds ... Blue is not a pigment but an outcome of light passing through the structure of the flight feather. This is known as structural coloration and ...

cool off in a bird bath, or take flight throughout neighborhoods. Making loud, distinctive whistle-like sounds, if you don’t ...

I have homemade bird feeders – two old pie tins, one nailed to my deck railing and the other on a TV tray in the yard, weighed down with a huge rock. The rock, by the way, is to keep the TV ...

The bird’s flight is strong and steady, with wings rarely flexed above horizontal. Polytypic. Length 11.5". A nearly unmistakable dark blue, black-crested jay with variable white or blue ...

Juvenile: much grayer overall, showing very little blue on the head. Flight: Usually undulating with quick deep wingbeats. Both the Steller’s jay and the blue jay have conspicuous crests and ...

Again, I hear the blue jay cry, this time a bit closer. Knowing the biology of these birds, I understand it won’t be just one bird traveling alone. No, it will be a family of blue jays – often ...