Swinging Blue Jay
by Jennifer White
Title
Swinging Blue Jay
Artist
Jennifer White
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I captured this Blue Jay trying to eat from a little bird feeder swing. It was funny watching him trying to hang on long enough to get one bite. He'd fly off, then try again. It was a cold winter day in Ozark Missouri, United States. The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central United States. The blue jay feeds on nuts and seeds such as acorns, soft fruits, arthropods, and occasionally small vertebrates. It typically gleans food from trees, shrubs, and the ground, though it sometimes catches insects from the air. Like squirrels, blue jays are known to hide nuts for later consumption. It builds an open cup nest in the branches of a tree, which both sexes participate in constructing. The clutch can contain two to seven eggs, which are blueish or light brown with brown spots. Young are altricial, and are brooded by the female for 8–12 days after hatching. They may remain with their parents for one to two months.
Their name derives from its noisy, garrulous nature and is sometimes called a "jaybird". (some info from wikipedia)
This has been featured in the following groups:
-1.23.18 Wildlife One A Day
This photo was taken by Jennifer White with Timeless Moments Photography. All images are copyrighted © Timeless Moments Photography/Jennifer White. All rights reserved. Copying and/or distributing these images without permission is strictly prohibited.
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January 19th, 2018
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