ABCs of Birds - **J**

[Aafke]

To add to the Jays that Dale, Donna, Gayle, and Patti posted . . .

Here are some of my photos (and antics) of the blue jays that I had this summer.

http://iowa2nh.blogspot.com/2010/06/bue-jays.html

--Mardean

Great pictures Mardean, the last one is very special.
greetings Aafke

[Donna]

To add to the Jays that Dale, Donna, Gayle, and Patti posted . . .

Here are some of my photos (and antics) of the blue jays that I had this summer.

http://iowa2nh.blogspot.com/2010/06/bue-jays.html

--Mardean

Very nice pics Mardean. Thanks!

[dale]

Here are some of my photos (and antics) of the blue jays that I had this summer.
--Mardean

Oh, that last one is just terrific!!

[Paul Hamilton]

One can never have enough Blue Jays. Our pair raise a family in our back yard every Spring.  They can do a flawless imitation of a Red Shouldered Hawk territorial defense call.  We sometimes leave peanuts on the windowsill for them to carry off to secret caches in the woods.

Paul

[anneintoronto]

To add to the Jays that Dale, Donna, Gayle, and Patti posted . . .

Here are some of my photos (and antics) of the blue jays that I had this summer.

http://iowa2nh.blogspot.com/2010/06/bue-jays.html

--Mardean

Thank you, Mardean!

What a delightful set of photos -- the action in them is wonderful, moving!  I didn't just glance at your photos and say, "Oh yeah, the Jay..."  I sat and looked and felt that I was actually seeing them, hearing them...  A delightful experience!

Best wishes,
Anne in Toronto

[anneintoronto]

one more...

the artist formerly known as JACKASS PENGUIN

Taken at Boulders Beach near Cape Town SA. Ignore the jackass in the red hat.
 
The African Penguin ... is found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands ...Because of their donkey-like braying call they were previously named Jackass Penguins. (wikipedia)

Dale

Hard to ignore that hat, Dale!

[anneintoronto]

J is for Junco

Here is everything you could ever possibly want to know about Juncos and then some!
In addition to what MAK has already told us, that is!  Thanks, MAK!

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/ec/ec1603/

I just know that I really like them...  Always have!  Always will!

Silly little things you always wanted to know about Juncos, but were afraid to ask...

Males sing more than females. In fact, females rarely sing. (Gee, you really gotta wonder why...)
Juncos can use both feet at the same time to turn over leaves and search for food. (We all have our little eccentricities, so why not Juncos!)

Anne in Toronto


Photo: Noah Stryker (Oregon State)

[annieinelkhart]

The Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Jabiru. The name comes from the Tupi-Guaraní language and means "swollen neck".

First one I thought of was Junco!  TAKEN!  LOL!  So got creative! LOL!

[gayle]

Red Jungle Fowl

I found this Red Jungle cock on the island of Kauai.  Jungle Fowl were brough to Hawaii by the first Polynesians.  It is thought to be the ancestor of the modern chicken apparently based on observations made by Darwin.  Indeed it reminded me of the Leghorns back home on the farm (physical shape and features, not coloration).  Pure bred jungle fowl are thought to be near extinction.   Examples remain in Asia...Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.  I even found a Jungle Fowl organization:  http://dqcleanchicken.com/junglefowl/

Gayle

[MAK]

J is for Junco

Here is everything you could ever possibly want to know about Juncos and then some!
In addition to what MAK has already told us, that is!  Thanks, MAK!

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/ec/ec1603/

I just know that I really like them...  Always have!  Always will!

Silly little things you always wanted to know about Juncos, but were afraid to ask...

Males sing more than females. In fact, females rarely sing. (Gee, you really gotta wonder why...)
Juncos can use both feet at the same time to turn over leaves and search for food. (We all have our little eccentricities, so why not Juncos!)

Anne in Toronto


Photo: Noah Stryker (Oregon State)

I love these little snow birds! You can only see the white under their tails when their in flight. I like watching them shuffle their little feet in the snow to find seeds too! They're just a joy to have around in the dead of winter.

[Aafke]

Another Jay!!!  bguitar
J is for Jay

It's the European one.
They belong to the family of crows and they are bigger than your Blue Jays.
They also look different.
Last week I had one in my garden, he loved the peanuts.
greetigs Aafke

[dale]

Red Jungle Fowl  Gayle

EXCELLENT RED CHICKEN, that is.

Linda, did you SEE this?

[anneintoronto]

Another Jay!!!  bguitar
J is for Jay

It's the European one.
They belong to the family of crows and they are bigger than your Blue Jays.
They also look different.
Last week I had one in my garden, he loved the peanuts.
greetings Aafke

Aafke -- I love your European Blue Jay!!  They certainly look different from the North American ones, but they really are beautiful!!  Thanks so much for drawing it to our attention that the name Jay doesn't always mean just a blue bird.  One thing that they have in common with NA Jays is that they all LOVE peanuts!!

Best wishes,
Anne in Toronto

By the way, did you know that pigeons love peanuts?  They work away studiously, until they get a hole in the shell and then fling it around until it breaks!  I've seen them work as long as an hour to get inside!  Now that's determination!!  Or an addiction!!

[schlaf374]

Red Jungle Fowl  Gayle

EXCELLENT RED CHICKEN, that is.

Linda, did you SEE this?

Of course... She did too but was not impressed. She's a finicky old biddy. LOL

[gayle]

Parasitic Jaeger

The Parasitic Jaeger, also known as the Arctic Skua. can be found in far northern latitudes in North America and Europe.  I have seen them several times, but they are mere black dots on my photographs!

Dale, they are also kleptoparasites!  But it does not involve regurgitation!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_Jaeger

It was the Smithsonian Bird of the month.  There is a fine description of it here:
 http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/featured_birds/default.cfm?bird=Parasitic_Jaeger

Gayle