Blue Jays are so common throughout the eastern and central United States and southern Canada that I tend to forget that not everyone is familiar with them. The Audubon site is a rich source of information about the history, behavior, and many varied calls of this showy and raucous bird.
Blue Jays are known to be bold, boisterous – and quite noisy. I saw this one the other day in the cypress forest and he looked so quiet and thoughtful that I just had to share his photo.
Here’s an interesting tidbit I just learned from another great source, All About Birds, about the Blue Jay‘s brilliant coloring: “The pigment in Blue Jay feathers is melanin, which is brown. The blue color is caused by scattering light through modified cells on the surface of the feather barbs.”
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This is a beautiful photo. Thanks for the info about the feathers.
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Thank you for your visit, Barbara!
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Very nice capture. Love the expression on its face.
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Glad you liked it, Tiny! That expression really struck me, too.
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What a beauty! You captured his/her expression. 🙂
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I’m so happy that you enjoyed it, Amy. He ( she??) looked so peaceful, gazing off through the trees.
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I get them in my garden, even nesting here. You are right, noisy! Seeing a pensive one is unusual.
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I couldn’t get over how quiet and tranquil he seemed 😉
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Such a wonderful shot!
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Thank you!!
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The Little Thinker!!
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Haha…exactly!✨
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