[Douglbirds] Jays

[Lisa Crispin]

We've had Stellar's Jays lately also, they're so beautiful, they seem more
shy than the other jays. I can't remember seeing them before, although my
neighbors said they have always seen them. Between them, the blue jays, the
mountain jays, and occasionally the crows and magpies, they are eating
through our peanut supply like locusts, but I don't mind, they're so fun to
watch.

This morning I saw a crow a a block from our house with two peanuts in his
mouth, apparently wondering how to eat them without the nearby crow getting
one. I think they must have been from our yard!

On 10/28/07, Carolyne Parfit <cparfit at msn.com> wrote:
>
>  We have had a large group of Steller's Jays and a lone BlueJay. We have
> only had a stray Steller's Jay or two in previous years. They really like
> the Black Oiled Sunflower seeds. We have had more Hairy Woodpeckers this
> fall.
> It is interesting to watch how all the different birds relate to each
> other and who gets first feedings while the others just watch from afar
> until the first ones fly away. We watched a Hairy Woodpecker take sunflower
> seeds from our feeder, one at a time, then move from the feeder to the
> tree and hide the seed in the trunk of the Ponderosa Pine tree. My husband
> thinks they'll forget where they put them. We watched a nuthatch find one
> left in the tree trunk by the woodpecker and enjoy his "ill-gotten gain". We
> feel blessed to be able to watch and enjoy!!
>
> I also really enjoy being able to share these sightings with others
> who enjoy watching some of the small creatures. It gives me a greater
> appreciation for Nature at it's finest!!!
>



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Lisa Crispin
Co-author with Janet Gregory, Agile Testing
http://www.agiletester.ca
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