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Entries Tagged as 'Blue Jay'

Reader rescue: Baby Blue Jays in matching pottery

July 13th, 2007 · Comments Off

Our friend—and courageous wildlife rescuer—Dennis thought he’d lucked out getting this cool planter from someone who didn’t want it anymore. Well, it turns out this blue-glazed pottery wasn’t entirely abandoned, as his wife soon discovered a nest of four tiny Blue Jays hidden beneath the old flowers that had been in the pot! The folks [...]

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Tags: Blue Jay · Reader Report

Feathers

July 13th, 2007 · Comments Off

It’s been a busy, busy week—I have tons of editing to do, the Tour de France is on, plus the house stuff. On Wednesday, after inspection, we challenged our intrepid agent, Catherine, to a hike around the rugged perimeter of our potential property. She’s a trooper, though, outing herself as a great spotter of cool [...]

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Tags: Blue Jay · Feathers · Great Horned Owl · Unidentified Hawk

More baby birds: Blue Jay fledglings!

May 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off

It’s interesting to watch the rolling waves of baby birds. First the Mallards, then the Robins, then Cardinals, Mute Swans, Bluebirds, and today…Blue Jays! The Robin fledglings are now nearly full-grown adolescents, still hanging near their folks but pretty much on their own. I wonder how long it’ll take these little fellers to grow up. [...]

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Male Eastern Towhee video

February 13th, 2007 · Comments Off

At the bottom of our stairs is a small area covered with leaf litter and edged by brush and a few tall trees. It’s a morning gathering point for quite a few birds, including this Eastern Towhee male. I frequently see Towhees in the hedges, but they’re surprising difficult to capture on camera because Towhees [...]

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Tags: Blue Jay · Eastern Towhee · Tufted Titmouse · video

Arctic blast brings hot birds

February 6th, 2007 · Comments Off

Walked around the complex this morning, and there was a LOT of birding action! We’re in the midst of a polar blast, with temps hovering in the high 20s/low 30s. The sun is nice and bright, though, so it could be worse. Here’s a handful of the many birds I spotted.
This Song Sparrow was singing [...]

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Tags: American Crows · American Robin · Blue Jay · Dark-eyed Junco · Eastern Bluebird · Song Sparrow · Yellow-bellied Sapsucker