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Title: Who knows this bird? Post by: Aafke on 01-Jan-11, 05:14:32 PM Who knows this bird?
A friend of Kerwin visit the US and came home with this picture. She asked Kerwin if he knew this bird and he asked me if I knew this bird. I said it's a Blue Jay, but he wasn't satisfied with my answer. He said the Blue Jay hasn't such white feathers on his breast. So now I ask you, who knows this bird? greetings Aafke Title: Re: Who knows this bird? Post by: Wing Goose on 01-Jan-11, 05:40:31 PM Hi Aafke,
The bird looks like a Scrub-Jay. Very common here in the Sacramento Valley and California and in the Pacific northwest, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, central Texas and Central Florida. Probably a lot of places inbetween. It looks like a good picture of a Scrub-Jay. :yippee: Lola Title: Re: Who knows this bird? Post by: valhalla on 01-Jan-11, 06:28:09 PM Hi Aafke, The bird looks like a Scrub-Jay. Very common here in the Sacramento Valley and California and in the Pacific northwest, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, central Texas and Central Florida. Probably a lot of places inbetween. It looks like a good picture of a Scrub-Jay. :yippee: Lola I agree! It ISN'T a Blue Jay - not enough black and too delicate looking. Title: Re: Who knows this bird? Post by: Patti from Kentucky on 01-Jan-11, 08:41:53 PM Hi Aafke, The bird looks like a Scrub-Jay. Very common here in the Sacramento Valley and California and in the Pacific northwest, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, central Texas and Central Florida. Probably a lot of places inbetween. It looks like a good picture of a Scrub-Jay. :yippee: Lola Definitely a scrub jay; the specific species would depend on where Kerwin was. The most likely is the Western Scrub-Jay, which has a pretty broad range across the Western US. There is also a Florida Scrub-Jay (restricted to Florida) and an Island Scrub-Jay (restricted to Santa Cruz Island off the southern California coast). Patti Title: Re: Who knows this bird? Post by: dale on 01-Jan-11, 10:28:58 PM Here's the scrub jay I photographed in Big Sur this Sept.
Alone in the first shot, and backed up by some steller's jays in the second. Title: Re: Who knows this bird? Post by: anneintoronto on 04-Jan-11, 04:22:37 AM Here's the scrub jay I photographed in Big Sur this Sept. Alone in the first shot, and backed up by some steller's jays in the second. I just love that second photo! It looks like a tea party, with the two Stellar Jays gossiping about the Scrub Jay! Too funny! Thanks for sharing it Dale! Anne in Toronto Title: Re: Who knows this bird? Post by: Aafke on 04-Jan-11, 04:06:31 PM Thanks Lola, Janet, Patti and Dale for the information. :2thumbsup:
Kerwins friend who made the picture is studying in Davis (Cal) for a year. I have no idea in which part of California Davis is situated, but probably you will know. greetings Aafke |