Today we did some bird watching from indoors due to the ugly weather conditions we are experiencing right now :) It wasn't hard to decide on what we wanted to watch since there were 4 VERY cheeky Stellar's Jays accosting our bird feeder this afternoon!
Our feeder is supposed to be Stellar Jay and predator proof but as you can see in the 1st photo he has learned that if he cranes his neck hard enough through one of the little wire holes he can scrounge up some seeds on the bottom of the tray. I think this one was the lookout because he was watching us very intently and if we got to close to the window he started to screech. LOL. If you have never heard one listen to this and then imagine 4 of them going simultaneously at top volume. You can hear them through a double pained window as clear as if you were standing outside!
Here is K's drawing of the jays this afternoon for his nature journal. The Stellar's Jay was chosen as British Columbia's provincial bird in 1987. Did you know that Stellar Jays are brazen scavengers and will even take your picnic lunch if you are inattentive *grin* Around here they love to steal from the geese and chickens and stuff their goodies in our gutters! Not so great during a rainstorm. LOL.
