RE: Feathered Friends: Party Of Blue Jays
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I love the vibrant blue color of the jays. We also have many of them that come to our feeder. The bluejay is usually chasing away any other birds that are already in the feeder. Once they are eating, most birds will fly off and wait until the bluejay has had its fill and flies away.
To my complete surprise, the only bird that the bluejay cowers to is when a cardinal decides it's time to eat.
Just yesterday I witnessed just that, the cardinal flew in, the jay flew off, and sat on the fence watching and waiting until the cardinal flew off.
Good for the cardinal giving the bluejay a little taste of its own medicine.
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Yes the jays are beautiful and think they have first crack at the food. I do spoil them because they are always here. Winter and summer. I saw a lovely brown-headed cowbird eating with them today. They didn’t seem to mind him.
I know there are cardinals on the Island but I haven’t seen one in this part. Not many birds can scare a jay off but I’ve seen the dove stand his ground and make a gesture towards them.
I've had a bluejay dive bomb me. Unknowingly, I was passing right under a nest full of babies. Every time I took that route, I was aggressively warned that they didn't want me in the vicinity.
After getting dive-bombed several times, the light went on. From a safe distance I scoped out the area and I realized that I was passing under a nest that had to be less than 10 feet off of the ground.
I thought maybe they just didn't like me. 😁
I’ve heard of this before. @deerjay and @dswigle both mentioned having been dive bombed by a blue jay when the nest was nearby.
Maybe I will walk down into the forest and see if I can walk under their nest to see what they do. They should know better than to dive bomb the head that feeds them. :)
The mother in them only sees you as a blip on their radar screen.
Incoming!! incoming!!
Haha, as long as they don’t poop on my head.
Haha! From your lips.... :))
@farm-mom has coined a phrase up here on the farm. She speaks it so often, our daughter had the slogan printed on some T-shirts. Whenever she thinks there is even the slightest chance of someone getting hurt she says, "Wear Your Helmet". My advice @redheadpei would be to follow that advice before going out to locate the bluejay's nest. 😁
Your wife is wise @thebigsweed. A helmet would be handy. :)