Blue Jay in Osage County
by Janette Boyd
Title
Blue Jay in Osage County
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture/digital
Description
Photo of small Blue Jay, perched on limb with background of autumn in Osage County, just north of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Featured by the following FAA Groups:
Arts Fantastic World
Animal Photographs
FAA Portraits - Birds
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Blue Jay
This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period.
Size & Shape
Large crested songbird with broad, rounded tail. Blue Jays are smaller than crows, larger than robins.
Color Pattern
White or light gray underneath, various shades of blue, black, and white above.
Behavior
Blue Jays make a large variety of calls that carry long distances. Most calls produced while the jay is perched within a tree. Usually flies across open areas silently, especially during migration. Stuffs food items in throat pouch to cache elsewhere; when eating, holds a seed or nut in feet and pecks it open.
Habitat
Blue Jays are birds of forest edges. A favorite food is acorns, and they are often found near oaks, in forests, woodlots, towns, cities, parks.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Jay/id
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October 14th, 2017
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