It’s been my pleasure to witness the growth of two fledgling birds from nest to not-quite adult hood the last few months. It was probably about 100 days ago I noticed two little baby Jays following two adult jays which I know very well. I was so stoked they had some babies! I kept my… Continue reading Juvenile Scrub Jays Growing Up
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New Juveniles in the Scrub
I rarely see new baby or juvenile scrub-jay birds in the areas I frequently walk. Maybe twice in the last ten years have I seen a new group of young birds (6 birds total in 10 years). I am happy to announce that there are a new young generation of birds in my area. From… Continue reading New Juveniles in the Scrub
FL Scrub Jay Territory
I have discussed previously in this blog how the FL Scrub-Jay typically stays within its own little area. They become masters of their small space and anytime another scrub-jay not from that little area comes into it, all hell breaks loose. These birds are very territorial. However, small evolutions do occur. The same bird couple… Continue reading FL Scrub Jay Territory
A Territorial Battle Today
I went for my walk through the woods today to get exercise and to visit my little blue bird friends. The area I walk used to have three separate scrub-jay groups but now it has just two. Two family groups combined into one and may have lost a member or two. Today I witnessed something… Continue reading A Territorial Battle Today
Scrub-Jays in a Panic
Sometimes you enter into the scrub-jay territory and you can instantly hear that something is going on. You hear a few alarm calls off in the distance. Then you hear the territorial “pish pish” alarm type call they make. Something has got them spooked. In fact, the way I found out that there were bobcats… Continue reading Scrub-Jays in a Panic