Blue Jay is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on January 14th, 2024.
Blue Jay
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... more
by Robert Bales
Title
Blue Jay
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
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.
Thousands of Blue Jays migrate in flocks along the Great Lakes and Atlantic coasts, but much about their migration remains a mystery. Some are present throughout winter in all parts of their range. Young jays may be more likely to migrate than adults, but many adults also migrate. Some individual jays migrate south one year, stay north the next winter, and then migrate south again the next year. No one has worked out why they migrate when they do.
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January 14th, 2024
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Comments (4)
Dale Kincaid
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured in the ANIMAL MANIA Group gallery! You are invited to post your work in the feature archive discussion.
Alex Lapidus
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is featured in the Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the Jan – Mar 2024 Feature Archive discussion for additional visibility.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Alex for the feature, consultations, invite, comments, and promotion!!
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