A lot About Blue Jays
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Blue jays are such beautiful birds!!!
True
Not as beautiful as me
Yes, but they are also very mean birds to other songbird species, attacking their nests, killing the young or breaking and eating the eggs. She didn't mention that.
More than me. That's why I'm unsociable
Yes I totally agree with you..
I also found a baby Blue Jay on the ground when I was maybe 10, or 11 yrs. old . Its nest was also on the ground . I kept him or her in the nest in our house . I named him Cookie . I offerd him food and water , but I would put him and his nest out in the front yard and his mom and dad saw him and came every day to feed him . I would let him learn to fly outside . He always cam back to me . But one day he flew to a tall tree and looked at me for awhile , then flew away and did'nt come back . I missed Cookie but I knew that he would fly away one day . It was a great experience for a little girl who is an animal lover , now 74 yrs. old .
I find one two weeks ago on the street I called Him Blue😅
I'm so glad you showed the molt stage,I've never seen it and would have felt sorry for the poor Jay.I have one coming to my feeders and all the other birds get out of his/her way except the woodpecker who stands it's ground.It's truly astounding how much seed he/she can pack into it's neck pouch! I hope to see a pair and young!
I have a tattoo of a blue jay on my arm…. Love these birds
This is one of the most calming videos on the internet
I raised a nest of 5 orphans when I was 7 yrs old. They grew as fast as I could feed them. They were a handful at first, until school let out.
My Mom helped me out a lot too.
Within a month they were taking flying lessons. They visited & roosted every year thereafter. Then we relocated too far away to keep in touch.
One treat they love are raw, unsalted, unshelled peanuts. They'll strategize in tactical teams if cats are present. They are very intelligent creatures. They'll always remember who you are to them.
I live in a rural area in North Central Arkansas and there are lots of Blue Jays here. I have been watching a nest in a Pine tree right outside my door and there are about 5 little birds in the nest. it's been fun watching the Mom & Dad bring food to the nest. Yea, I call the Blue Jays the bullies of the birds around here and they are also the largest; the Red Headed Woodpecker being the next in size, at least in these parts. There is a Pileated Woodpecker that I see occasionally in my yard and it is a big, beautiful bird..!!
Blue Jays were my first beloved bird. My grandad use to feed them and that's what started my LOVE for ALL birds...however my favorite are Carolina Wrens and Crows.
I had Blue Jays feeding out of my hand. It took a lot of work but they finally trusted me. One of the greatest experiences of my life.😊
So jealous 🥹
I have a blue jay that comes to visit me almost daily in the beautiful tree by my condo. He squawks when he is present and I put out peanuts and almonds and he swoops down to get them. He even drinks out of a container of water I have on my patio. Always makes me smile. :) I live in Denver, Colorado.
We have come to call the loudest one the town crier because he makes the jeering call both to ask for peanuts and to alert others than peanuts are present.
My mother saw him leave and come back with a flock of mourning doves after he saw the hanging feeder was filled. So he’s looking out for all the birds that come to our back yard, not just his mate or flock. Proves to me animals can and do show compassion, sometimes more than humans!
Haha. Too cute
Blue jays protect other species of bird as well because of their calling when dangerous predators around and their ballsy attacking of birds of prey even hawks and such if they have nestlings present. They are fearless!!!
Awesome.
Thank you for your beautiful video. I love blue jays. Many years ago there was this one, with a very deformed foot that landed on my hand to feed. I was so surprised! And it kept coming for a solid three years, looking older and in worse shape every year. But so brazen and confident. I kept waiting for it to come back. The last time, his bad foot was just useless. And when it didn't show up the next season I knew it was finally gone. I loved it and how he trusted me. I have photos of this blue jay feeding and standing on my hand. One of the most beautiful experiences in all my life. Again, thank you!
We love you Lesley. All the work and love you put into your videos and time in the field so we might learn and discover knowledge about the various species of birds. I love this video about the Jays,as I am watching my Jays at this very moment feeding on the unsalted inshell peanuts. I have 2 very large and healthy Oaks out in my yard,among various other Pines and Maples. I've learned so much from you. I've been an avid birder for 30 plus years,and thought I knew just about everything including behavior. This isn't the case🤣. I just wanted you to know how much we appreciate and love you and your soft easy voice,your expertise and humor as well. Thankyou so much❤
I've haven't seen the babies yet; but a pair of blue jays made their nest in my families birch tree earlier this month. First day I saw it I saw Mama and Papa bird were shooing off squirrels and other birds :)
We had a pet blue jay named Blujie that we rescued from the ground when she fell out of her nest as a baby because feral cats were on the ground. Needless to say her parent jays and accompanying attendants were frantically calling to her. We tried to place her higher up in a small bush but it didn't do any good; so we took her inside and she grew up in our air conditioned studios. She thought we were her flock and she never took to bird seed; she wanted to eat what we ate including fried chicken (cannibal!) She was the love of our life since we weren't allowed to have larger pets like a cat or dog there. We kept a lovely golden large cage with the door always open as her home. Her favorite color glass beads were light blue, dark blue and hot pink. She loved to decorate my hair with dried purple little flowers and once I got caught at work with a peanut tucked neatly into the top of my back braid. We tried twice to liberate her with my hubby climbing a cedar tree and letting her go, but she didn't like the hot Florida air outside the air conditioning and seemed to have trouble breathing outdoors. Yes, our story had a sad ending. The air conditioner broke down in our studios after 3 years and Blujie couldn't breath, I raced on my bicycle to buy a long plastic tube so my husband could blow air to her but she died in his hands soon after he tried it. She is now buried in a beautiful decorated metal box with her colored beads and purple flowers under the cedar tree in the yard outside the studio front door. And I am crying again remembering her, her intelligence, her love and her making us her flock! RIP Blujie. Oh I forgot to add that Blujie has become one of my dream guide animals and even speaks English when she is in my dreams. The last dream was of a different house and she told me not to spread my shoes all around because we would trip on them, and sure enough when I looked around - my shoes were everywhere. I now in real life keep them neatly in a shoe rack that's part of our bed headboard - actually a magazine rack. Thanks Blujie!
This is so sad! 🥺 It’s very strange that she couldn’t breathe without air conditioning! I wonder why
It must have been the humidity in the hot air
We have so many in our area (central, Ontario-Canada) I have been a bird lover for 60 years and still learn as much as I can TY.I feed them daily and have the shells all over the neighborhood to prove it lol and why my folks around me don't say a word is a sweet thing to me. They are the best Thieves of the bird world I think it is a joy all year round to feed and care for my birds =)
My friend and I feed squirrels, chipmunks & birds at the nursing home she's in. We find blue Jays are arrogant &noisy but we still love them.
They are incredibly beautiful and smart birds. I like them a lot. They have a lot of character and they wonderful to behold
I finally was blessed to see one on my trip to Michigan. Where I live, there is the elusive road runners. I hope to see a red robin. My mom loved birds. They remind me of her... Nature lover. May she rest in peace. 🙏😇💔💞
Another interesting video. Blue jay is so beautiful and majestic ! When he arrive, others birds leave !
Thank you, i was watching one from my bed through a window outside. My dog just passed its hard, but it has caused me to look at the other animals around me and helps. Thanks!
Saw one on Whistlers Mountain when we were visiting from New Zealand. They are lovely! We have a Tui that looks black but has such a beautiful colouring when light falls on them! We were thrilled to see a Blue Jay in the wild!
Lesley the nerdy bird girl and her bird herd! Last week, I went out to feed my bird herd and as usual, i make 'stupid' calls to let them know breakfast is served. Off in the distance I could hear the Jays calling back, followed shortly by their appearance. This was a first!
Haha! That's awesome, my jays respond back to my whistles as well. They actually get really excited too :)
@@LesleytheBirdNerd I make a pretty good 'rusty gate' call. Not sure if they're coming to say high or to laugh!
@@kanukster Hahaha. Probably to laugh, blue jays are like that lol
Word gets around fast!
i never knew how many love blue jays as much as i do i always love there calls make me feel timeless (":
I love Bluejays, They are so beautiful, a work of art. I'm hearing impaired, I had no idea how bad I was until nI got my first hearing aids. I had not heard the birds for years, and lots of other things. Did you know stirring a potato salad make a noise? Yes it does, squishy, like an alien ripping its way out of a human body! Once I got home I sat on my back steps and heard the birds, I cried. Cried all the way home, my car sounded broken, I heard my favorite song I'll never forget the joy of that day.
😮 wow🎉 Wonderful
Thank you. Nicely Narrated. Feels and sounds like you enjoy what you do.
Living in the Carolina's I don't get to see this magnificent bird much anymore as I did in Central Florida.
they're so amazing and beautiful..,..thank you !!!
You're welcome. :)
I am originally from California. As a child growing up in the early 60s we had many Blue Jays in our state. A lot of tarantulas and lightning bugs. But as more and more people came in encroached on the land it was very rare to see a Blue Jay the same with the tarantulas! 🕷and lightning bugs 😕
I live in Minnesota now where they are an abundance of Jays, thankfully.
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Your videos are AWESOME!
I love this channel!! The gang of blue jays I feed on my porch every morning are so funny and smart! They get very annoyed if I decide to make a pot of coffee first and will yell at me. So interesting about the jays color.
I have a group of Blue Jays who enjoy visiting my bird feeders. They usually "announce" their arrival one by one. They wait in the trees still I start passing out the unshelled peanuts, and then again one by one they begin hopping down the tree branches to get their snacks.
That was wonderfully informative and entertaining! I'm so glad I'm not the only one so entertained by the fussy and intelligent bluejays!
We have a family of Bluejays in our yard & I love watching their antics.. we live in eastern FL so it's nice to have them around all year.. I put out peanuts & we have two large Oak trees that produce acorns every year.. love all our birds.. we have a Cardinal family..a Scrub Jay family even a couple of Swallow-Tailed Kites that come by every few days.. they all are extremely noticeable for their different calls..our Red Tailed Hawks sreech thru & sometimes I think the Bluejays have mimicked their calls too..
We kept an injured bluejay when I was younger. We named him Wingnut. We didn't know Bluejays could mimic sounds. Wingnut started mimicking mom's land-line telephone so well that she'd walk into the room to answer it. She never saw who "called", but got a clue one day when Wingnut and Ruby(a Red Lori) both started laughing and dancing when she came in the room. This happened daily.
He never molted though, like that. Never lost all the feathers on his head.
You are an amazing lady. Please keep us informed. Your knowledge and love for these birds will teach me much. God bless!
Thoroughly enjoyed this vid and the crow vid too . I'm not a 'birder' but found your presentations very well done and informative. Thank you.
Going to see now if you have one on my fav bird - hummingbirds. 💜🙋
Thank you. Wonderful, magical animal I've always admired.
Really enjoy the Blue Jay videos. I put out peanuts every morning for the Jays in my area. They all drop by and are so loud squawking and fun to watch. They take every peanut shell not leaving anything behind.
Thanks Leslie! You have lowered my anxiety for awhile with this lovely video, I always smile at the Jays. I am in Brights Grove Ontario and we have torrential winds in the middle of the night right now. They have been bad since yesterday afternoon with gusts of 120km and I can't sleep worrying about how my little friends will cope. Some will die for sure and first thing in the morning I am going to see if anyone is hypothermic on the ground and get them warmed up. Life as a bird is not as sweet as most people think. They battle extreme weather and many hawk attacks. My darling Juncos are always looking up as they feed because we have some brazen hawks who are not even afraid of us running after them making noise. I had the pleasure of saving a house sparrow a few weeks back. I went out early in the morning to put seed out and I found him under the apple tree shivering. I picked him up without any fight from him and put him in my down coat. After about an hour near the fireplace he became coherent and was blinking at me but very still ( he must have been scared out his mind at this human smiling at him). When I went to put him in a box he flew off (little bugger!), but I managed to get him out a window back to his buddies. I really miss him and hope he survives the night if he is still alive. Anyways, your videos always make me smile and they are very educational so I wanted to thank you for all that you do. I would love some of some your photos of Sweet Girl, Blue and Hermoso etc. How can I purchase them?
Great information! No matter the weather, my backyard Blue Jay pair always pays me a visit. Love seeing them :)
Beautiful birdie-birds ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Fascinating information, especially regarding the visual perception of their color and surprising extent of their longevity. I have picked up feathers that "change color" when you turn them, and now I know why -- thank you, as always.
We have both blue and Stellar's jays on Puget Sound here in Washington state. They enjoy our feeders, and also like the cobs of corn we put out for the squirrels in our yard. These are truly beautiful birds, fascinating to watch, and , yes, they're very intelligent. Thank you for your wonderful videos!
Hi Lesley - I bet Blue, Sweet Girl and the rest wouldn't like being called feathered apes - lol!
Enjoyed the video👍 I never knew how high above ground they made their nests. Finally received your book!! So many birds I'm not familiar with - love it and each pop up of each bird👍 - Stephanie
Haha. Yea hey. They probably.wouldnt like that.
I'm so glad you got the book. It's a lovely one to display somewhere, like a shelf or desk for sure
I don't think they'd find it insulting being nicknamed after one of the most intelligent animals! Like how calling the young "juvenile" is not an insult like it is for humans.
My two favorite birds; Chickadees relax me and make me smile and Blue Jays which grab my attention and endlessly fascinate. Your high quality videos bring the outdoors indoors on a night with 50mph wind gusts in Northern Wisconsin, thank you.
You are very welcome:)
thanks Lesley. this is one of the best parts of my day; listening to and learning from you and the birds.
hope you all stay warm.
best wishes from California.
Blue Jays have become my favorite bird to watch. Your videos have taught me so much about them. Two days ago I heard a bird call I never heard before. I looked and looked until I found the bird high in a tall tree in the back of my home. I could clearly see the blue jay bobbing its head up and down while making the call. Thanks for sharing all you knowledge.
I appreciate your videos! Help me to cope with this horrible society where we live!
Blue is rare in nature. These birds are beautiful to me. I love when they visit my yard.
Well put together video once again Lesley. Relaxing, visually appealing, and informative. Your quite the professional bird content creator. Thanks for your time and effort!
T Lars Totally agree! She’s very talented at what she does for us all to watch 👌😊
We had 2 wild blues that would come and sit in our hand and lap to eat! Also talk too! Miss them! 4 years each.
What a wonderful video, Lesley! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. These are such beautiful birds.
I've always liked them too. Thanks for more cool bird knowledge Leslie. You are probably in your local blue jay's human hall of fame which I'm sure you are most likely aware of. Just Sane
My Aunt had a home near woods,I loved spending Summer's there in the screened in porch on the side of the house.Woken each morning by the sound of blue jays,even now at 63 year's old, I think of my Aunt everytime I hear one.
Thank you for another lovely and informative video. The mosaic of feathers remind me of stained glass. The group of juveniles at the end is so sweet.
It really does look like stained glass. Love those feathers. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by :)
Thank you Lesley. I always know I will have a smile after (during) watching your videos.
@@LesleytheBirdNerd hey Lesley well I see them in winter ❄️🤔
Very informative. I find Blue Jays to be one of the most spectacular birds. ♥♥♥♥
When I put peanuts out without a jay in sight I ring the chimes on my deck and they usually show up in a few minutes. Awesome!
That's so cool. They are smart observant birds
I grew up seeing blue jays in the south. I miss them now. I enjoyed seeing this video. It took me back to my childhood days
Thanks Lesley. I always enjoy your informative videos. I love Blue Jays. They look so weird when molting. LOL. Keep those videos coming.
My favorite bird of all.I have a communitygarden at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn,NY.There are a lot of birds.But once in awhile you can hear and sometimes see the Blue Jays.
My Blue Jays are so spoiled. I have one that has a call when peanuts are needed.
Kristee Trisler Oh yes, as soon as they see me taking the dog out, they think it is peanut time. I love them.
@@marysunshine4730 I had a new blue Jay appear yesterday. He had alot of white. Beautiful bird. No sure if he is passing through or plans to stay. So unique in color. But definitely a Jay with that jeer call
Kristee Trisler : I’m done 😂
@@Tamar-sz8ox lol they are storing up for nesting now lol
COPY THAT!!! LOL
All these years (I'm 67) and I thought those were Stellar Jays. I definitely learned something new!!!! Thank you!!!
Naturally my favorite bird! lol
Much enjoyed! :)
👍 All of your bird videos are great ✔️thanks
When my brother passed away I had a blue jay sitting on my house power lines for a good hr I told my father, my dad passed away 1 month later ... their was a blue jay with a red jay sitting on the power lines for a good while...🥰
This is so awesome! Thank you for sharing! 💙💙💙💙
Blue Jays in their molten state remind me of those creatures from the Dark Chrystal. They are now among my favorite birds. 🐦
Beautiful birds. I have my morning coffee and watch them steal the peanuts I put outside my kichen window.
I live in the UK. We don’t have blue jays, and so I found this very interesting. Thanks for posting.
But you have a ton of muhammadans and north Africans!
But you have tons of Muslims and north Africans!
So many questions answered about Jays. Although their plumage is stunning, I normally did not enjoy them but this video opened my eyes towards their intelligence, sociability and life span. Today starts a new day of full feeders for them.
I LOVE BLUE JAYS!That is why I have photo of a blue jay.
I can't even get close to my jays on my little picnic table.on my back deck but they still love their peanuts, you just have to keep the squirrels in check.
It's good to see how you are showing the Blue Jays so well. I was used to having them when I was growing up in MN, but they just migrate through on the Front Range of CO! I am used to Magpies here, that I didn't know in my original home. I've only told one other person that I can feed them (the Magpies) daily in the morning.
A few years ago I had a cat that killed a Stellar Jay hatchling. It was a long involved battle as she brought to me still alive but in bad shape. The parents (that mate for life) were zooming around and very upset, and I managed to get my cat to give up the bird momentarily. I put the cat in the house and attempt to get the bird back into the woods to the base of the tree the nest was in (I live in a rural area of Washington state). The parents that had been dive bombing the cat, did not dive at me' though they were still quite distraught, /they seemed to understand I was trying to help. I kept the cat inside overnight, but being an outdoor cat (no litter boxes -never -I have two big dogs now -a Lab and a Rhodesian Ridgeback) I let her out in the morning. Within an hour I heard the Jays again, and this time she had finished the job. The Jays shreaking and went on for hours. They remained in the area for several more years, and whenever my cat was outside, the cry out their alarm and dive bomb her. I had two cats at the time and they never once reacted to that cat in the same way. And I swear it's the truth, on several occasions, while I would be quietly alone, reading a book or having morning coffee on my deck, one of them would fly down out of the tree and land on a deck rail and make friendly cooing noises at me. They remember and recognize people and act accordingly! Incredibly beautiful birds all of them! Cheers
Jeff Lindeman...thank you Jeff for saving that baby bird! Even though it didn't get to live, you tried. So much more that some would do. Thank you for sharing! Judie
Thanks for sharing jeff great comment!
You're a good person to do that! It's sad that birds go unnoticed by most people- they live closer than any neighbor when you think about it, and some are definitely willing to interact with a familiar person.
At my house I have a whole troop of small birds always around one of my porches, so I put birdseed along the outer railing few times for them.
Now when I'm sitting quietly out there (like you said, reading or having my coffee), I'll start to feel eyes on me.....and look up to a whole line of little birds on that same railing, all of them facing me in total silence!!
Of course I go get the seed for them lol. It's so funny to me that these normally very chatty birds are nice enough to wait quietly for me to notice them and get the point. It definitely makes my morning.
Such a great video. Some years ago I was feeding seeds and peanuts to a Blue Jay pair and one winter one of the pair had a injured wing and could not fly. I kept putting out food and even hand feed the healthy Jay and it would fly back to the bushes nearby to feed its mate and I could hear the chatter between them . This went on for a full winter and by spring the injured Jay could once again fly. This pair would feed from my hand and were a joy to interact with -D
Thank you for another great video
blue jays are so beautyful! i love all birds and animals!
Happy video.
We feed the squirrels peanuts.
The Blue Jay's are the only ones who come for their fair share. They definitely call to others when the peanuts are on offer.
Two years ago I threw 2 peanuts to a Jay. Astonished when he picked up one peanut seemed to weigh it, then picked the other one and compare.
I have thrown up to 4 peanuts and the Jay flies away with the best one!
I love them. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the documentary. I got to see moulting Jays last spring. Amusing. They survived it, though :)
I love their jeer call. It cheers me up. I love all their calls.
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@Graham Hancucked Awe that's awesome, glad you enjoyed :)
I too had a wild scrub jay in Oregon who trusted me because I rescued him from inside a laundromat. It is however, not a Blue Jay which are only East of the Rockies.
I found a Beech tree in White Pines National Forest, Grayling, Michigan in fall, surprised by how large the nut drop from 1 Beech tree was. I tried a few to taste, just like beech nut gum from when I was young in the 60,s. Went back during winter, stopped counting jays in that tree when I got to 50.they feasted for days from that 1 tree surely they knew where more trees like it were in the forest.
I'm from Arizona, so this was a real treat for me to see these lovely birds. I've seen TH-cam videos of crows, so knowing that they are related. Thank you!
Great video Lesley, all birds have extra cones in their eyes that allowed them to see ultraviolet light, that along with specific pigments on their feather, that we humans can't see, may allow them to identify each other and their gender. Information from a book by Geoffrey E. Hill "Bird Coloration" published by National Geographic.
One thing about Blue Jays, they will notify other birds of predators in the area. I was on my deck one day, and there had to be at least 20-25 Blue Jays chasing a Hawk away..it was soo loud I couldn’t even hear my music anymore.
Blue Jays love to splash out all the water in our bird bath.
I thoroughly enjoyed your blue jay video. We are fortunate to have many of them in and around our yard. I feed them shelled peanuts and black oil sunflower seeds. We have a few year-around residents but many more this time of year.
One naturalist to another: Thanks! That was very informative.
Wonderful video - shared on Face Book!
Wow, blown away by just how long blue jays can live.
I really appreciate the quality of the photography. Great job as always!!!!!
2:47 We have plenty of both blue jays and cardinals in our neighborhood, but I've never seen them molt their head feathers like that. They must be hiding out of shame! =^[.]~=
I have many Jays in my yard year around. I love watching them and have learned many things by watching your videos. I live in the country, so I have many birds and different animals to watch. I am blessed to have so many and never get bored. Thanks for sharing, I also never get bored watching your Videos! Thanks again...many blessings.
Another great video, learned alot, thanks!
Love Jay's. I will woodcarve one this year 2023
As a Canadian, you have to love Blue Jays!!!
Mag neto ha. It actually *was* the Toronto Blue Jays logo that got me interested in this very handsome bird!
Amazing...I love Jays, but I never knew so much about them until watching your video. How incredible. Thank you!
2:49 "You can't accept me without my makeup, you don't deserve me at my best!"
Love your birds. Many blessings to you.
0:30 I thought you was gonna say "strips of newspaper to read in the morning" 😄
Nice video. Quality production. I am located in the far NW yellow area of your graphic. I find these birds have the most diverse "language" of all the birds in the area. I heard a few noises in your video that I have not heard here yet. During the winter I feed them pistachios and they LOVE them! Other creatures try to feed on same but don't get very far. Only the blue jays have success getting inside. Similar to oak tree acorns as well.