If you have never read about how an Oriole builds their nest, you should check it out. Nests
Where are the Orioles today that build this nest? Will they return to the same nest in the Spring? I hope so.
~Shades of Blue…
Tag Archives: Western Scrub Jay
~Whimsical and Wordless Wednesday
~Western Scrub Jay…
~July, 2018, Loveland, Colorado
Everyday she comes for a visit.
Hopefully, she is molting, because she sure looks “scrubby”.
We will be sitting outside having our morning coffee or out in the evening having a glass of wine and she will fly to the post you see her sitting on. She will peck at the wood for attention and pieces of wood will break off. (Naughty Bird)
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This Western Scrub Jay is the same bird that visited us last summer.
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She will fly down to the deck railing and just sit there with us. Sometimes she will “sing” very softly.
I read that a Scrub Jay can live to be fifteen years old. I sure hope this one is around for a long time.
Happy Birding
~Birds-meet Scratch
~Loveland, CO, September, 2017
We named her Scratch. She visits Howard and I several times a day when we sit outside. In the morning we have coffee and in the evening we enjoy a glass of wine out on our deck. Sometimes, during the day, I will sit outside and read, she has been keeping me company. I have never experienced a Western Scrub Jay being so friendly.
Scratch likes when we are out on the deck. She comes flying down and perches on the deck railing not more than two feet away. Sometimes, she will sit there and sing. Her song is a very soft, pretty twitter. Of course we sing along, chirping the best we can!
We were surprised the first time she begin singing, because her voice was so soft. If you have ever heard a Scrub Jay you know they have a powerful, loud voice.
A few weeks ago she looked horrible, we thought something was wrong with her. We started calling her Scratch, because she was always grooming and preening her feathers. The feathers around her neck and upper chest were sparse. We now believe she was just molting; her feathers are looking very nice now.
What a cutie she is!
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I hope you are enjoying seeing the birds I love to capture with my camera. Hopefully, once we begin traveling again, I will have more nature photos to share.
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~A Walk Around the Yard on this Autumn Day
It can be fun walking around in your own yard!
Poetry:~Leaves fall, life surrenders, motion slows~
In the distance, to the West,
Blue skies highlight icy crystals,
Glistening on mountain peaks;
Leaves fall, life surrenders, motion slows.
Outside my window, not quite winter,
Dramatic changes revealed,
Pleasing aspects of autumn gone;
Leaves fall, life surrenders, motion slows.
From the mountain, Sparrows seek food,
Dark-eyed Juncos, need shelter,
Western Scrub Jay, caches peanuts;
Leaves fall, life surrenders, motion slows.
In the distance, to the West,
Leaves fall, life surrenders, motion slows.
“I’am going to miss you, my Scrub!”
White-crowned Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos showed up, at my house, a couple of days ago – winter is on its way!
Photos taken today, in my backyard!
SBS:~Baby Western Scrub Jays~
Sheila’s Bird Shots ~ Western Scrub Jays
Yesterday the Mama Western Scrub Jay introduced her two babies to one of my birdbaths in the backyard. This was the first time I have seen these two babies. I was able to capture a few images of them.
Baby Scrub Number One
Baby Scrub Number Two (watching me)
Baby Scrub Number One
Ah, pretty Baby Scrub
Baby Scrub Number Two (hiding in a Pine)
Mama Scrub looking a little frazzled
