After a recent heavy snow, food was scarce and our feeder was the only game in town. The mornings are filled with blue jays, up to nine at a time sharing the feeder! I snapped this shot from my kitchen window and am delighted with the results.
One jay in focus that has decided to throw its food (good for the little birds on the ground) while another jay is coming in for a landing. It never fails to surprise me how nature is never wasteful; one's thrown and discarded food quickly becomes another's meal.
By Diana
For past few years I've been putting out birdseed and bread for a large variety of birds, chipmunks, and squirrels.
A close friend made this bird house. It is frequented by this darling little Blue Jay.
I found these plans to make a squirrel feeder using some scrap wood in the shed and a pickle jar, and put it on our porch. You'd be amazed by how many blue jays we have had to release out of the bottle.
I took this picture while fishing at Ft. Loudon Historical State Park in Vonore, TN.
Blue versus Gold! I had just put out some bird seed and this is the rush to get to it! Blue Jay verses Evening Grosbeak couple.
A Bluejay about to take flight after snatching a peanut I put out for the squirrels.
