Steller's Jay [OC]
Steller's Jay [OC]
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Beautiful Steller's Jay spotted Burleigh Murray Ranch in Half Moon Bay, leaning over a picnic bench to look over.
Great photo! I always love these guys. The goth versions of Blue Jays!
I don't want to be pedantic but it's "Steller's Jay".
The bird is named after the German naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller, the first European to record them, in 1741. source
9 0 ReplyYes! I think they look like edgy Blue Jays haha!
Thank you so much!! I will edit!!
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I love these birds. They’re very smart, but such assholes! They have learned to mimic a hawk’s call to scare off other little birds, and then raid their nests.
3 0 ReplyThe familiar, raspy screeches of Cascadia!
3 0 ReplyI thought you were in Sechelt, BC!
... though the "ranch" doesn't make much sense there.
1 0 ReplyThese jays will never stop being one of the most beautiful birds I've yet to see. Some day we will meet. 😁
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