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Here’s a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata – 10JAN2010) raising his head to swallow a

seed. These usually feed on the ground, but occasionally they will use a feeder.

Some folks don’t like Blue Jays because they are noisy and tend to bully other

birds. But, since they aren’t bullying me, I just enjoy seeing how pretty they are.

The Blue Jays really enjoyed my

improvised bird bath. It’s the cover

of a large plastic storage box that I

turned upside down and filled with

water. It was having it on the ground

that made the difference, and quite a

number of birds, mostly the larger

ones, loved taking a bath in it.

© Bob Vuxinic

23 APR 2012

© Bob Vuxinic

19 APR 2012

© Bob Vuxinic

22 APR 2012

This was pretty nifty,

watching this bird flip

the seeds up into the

air and then catch

them in its bill. I

watched a Blue Jay do

the same thing with

acorns on the ground.