Mountain Jay is a painting by Beverley Harper Tinsley which was uploaded on September 17th, 2015.
Mountain Jay
A Rocky Mountain Steller's Jay perches on a sunny rock, momentarily silent. This is my first painting of a jay bird, and this particular one is the... more
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Price
$45
Dimensions
5.000 x 7.000 inches
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Title
Mountain Jay
Artist
Beverley Harper Tinsley
Medium
Painting - Watercolor And Graphite
Description
A Rocky Mountain Steller's Jay perches on a sunny rock, momentarily silent. This is my first painting of a jay bird, and this particular one is the type we see in the Colorado mountains, frequently begging for food or making a raucous ruckus.
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According to:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Stellers_Jay/id
A large, dark jay of evergreen forests in the mountainous West. Steller’s Jays are common in forest wildernesses but are also fixtures of campgrounds, parklands, and backyards, where they are quick to spy bird feeders as well as unattended picnic items. When patrolling the woods, Steller’s Jays stick to the high canopy, but you’ll hear their harsh, scolding calls if they’re nearby. Graceful and almost lazy in flight, they fly with long swoops on their broad, rounded wings.
Size & Shape
Steller’s Jays are large songbirds with large heads, chunky bodies, rounded wings, and a long, full tail. The bill is long, straight, and powerful, with a slight hook. Steller’s Jays have a prominent triangular crest that often stands nearly straight up from their head.
Color Pattern
At a distance, Steller’s Jays are very dark jays, lacking the white underparts of most other species. The head is charcoal black and the body is all blue (lightest, almost sparkling, on the wings). White markings above the eye are fairly inconspicuous.
Behavior
Like other jays, Steller’s Jays are bold, inquisitive, intelligent, and noisy. Steller’s Jays spend much of their time exploring the forest canopy, flying with patient wingbeats. They come to the forest floor to investigate visitors and look for food, moving with decisive hops of their long legs.
Habitat
Look for Steller’s Jays in evergreen forests of western North America, at elevations of 3,000-10,000 feet (lower along the Pacific coast). They’re familiar birds of campgrounds, picnic areas, parks, and backyards.
Uploaded
September 17th, 2015