Growing up near the ocean my list of frequently viewed birds was a pretty short list. Sparrows, black birds and poop birds or seagulls by their true name. Since moving to the Midwest the list of birds has definitely changed, cardinals, sparrows, hawks, owls, woodpeckers, and probably many more that a am not sure the name of but one bird in particular definitely has made an impression.
The Blue Jay. This bird stands out in front of all the rest. Why you might ask? Well they are at the head of the class in just about everything they come in contact with. They are loud, annoying, egomaniacs, I could think of several other things but also I notice that when they are around every other bird usually gets out of Dodge. If one Blue Jay flies into a tree, all the other birds seem to fly off somewhere else. They are very territorial in that if anyone or anything gets into its way, watch out you will more than likely be dive bombed.
I know when our dogs were just little puppies and would go out into the yard it was like a blue jay would come into the yard, squawking and terrorizing them until they had enough and wanted back into the house. Then the Blue Jay would sit proudly on a tree branch or the fence with that "guess I took care of them" attitude. To me they are probably one of the most beautiful birds. And they no it too. Maybe that is why they have the forward attitude that they do. Even during the fall and winter months when all the other birds seem to disappear, you can always find a single blue jay in the trees yelling, hey I am here!!Do you hear me!! Well fall will be here before we know it and the leaves will be falling from the trees, but I am sure a Mr or Mrs. Blue Jay will be paying a call somewhere. Come fine feathered friend, I'm listening.
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They are the show off birds all right!
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