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Birders

StClone

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1. Out of Parental concern as Squirrels eat baby birds.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Jun 16, 2021, 08:16 PM

Jun 2021

Your fledged Blue Jay may well be safe, though.

I love Blue Jays! And for first time ever I have a pair nesting in my yard as well! A White Ash about 24 feet up contains their loosely built nest, just above my garden. And, I think they picked that nesting spot because there was easy access to tree rootlets I had tilled out of my garden and tossed over a fence.

Smart, independent, beautiful, rascal Blue Jays are always welcome! if you ever have the fortune of holding a newly feathered baby Blue Jay they have a sweet smell which is hard to describe, but very memorable.

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I had a young Blue Jay at the feeder this evening. This explains why the adult Jays [View all] Arkansas Granny Jun 2021 OP

Out of Parental concern as Squirrels eat baby birds. StClone Jun 2021 #1

Raising baby Blue Jays seems to be a family affair. There are several that come Arkansas Granny Jun 2021 #3

Beautiful birds and feisty as hell Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 2021 #2

You should see the green jays in South Texas. Xipe Totec Jun 2021 #4

Beautiful! Arkansas Granny Jun 2021 #6

We had a set of four baby blue jays this year -- by the time we saw them, they were Nay Jun 2021 #5