Friday, October 16, 2020

CALIFORNIA SCRUB JAY

I saw this pretty bird on a trip to Monterey, California, several years ago, in the summer of 2008.  I found these photos again while looking through my folders.

He is a California Scrub Jay.  There is information about this bird here.

You can find them in open habitats, oak woodlands and chaparral along the West Coast, as well as in backyards, pastures and orchards.  Typically, though not always, in lower and drier habits than the Steller Jay.

This was the first and last time I have seen this bird.  Hopefully, one of these days, we will be heading back to California on a road trip. It is good to plan!

This map shows its range.








37 comments:

  1. He is handsome. I have heard of them, but have never seen one. They do not live anywhere near here.

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    1. Hi Ginny, sorry to say they don't. I have added a map to my post with their range. Thanks for asking :)

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  2. Thank you.
    I am always grateful when you share birds that we do not have and I will not see.

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    1. So glad EC and you are very welcome. I feel the same way when I see all those beautiful Australian birds you share, so thank you too :)

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    1. Muito obrigado. Um abraço e uma boa semana contínua para vocês também :)

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  4. Hello Denise,

    Beautiful captured of the Scrub Jay! Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend!

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  5. Excellent photos love the third one. Have a good weekend, Diane

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  6. He is beautiful! We Have Scrub Jays here in Florida too :)

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    1. How wonderful! Next time we go down there I will keep a look out. Thanks Martha :)

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    2. Hello again, I was very interested in your comment Martha, so I did a search and came across this. So very interesting. Thanks again for the info.

      https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/florida-scrub-jay

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  7. He is much much more handsome than our blue jays.. beautiful bird, and your photos show every single feather and marking. well done on the photos

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    1. Thank you Sandra, I appreciate that. He was a very cooperative model :)

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  8. Amazing bird and beautiful photos. You will meet him again sometime.

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    1. Thank you Lucyna, I look forward to that day :)

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  9. Beautiful photographs you've shared here Denise, thank you.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan and you are so very welcome. All the best to you too :)

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  10. Hi Denise,
    Super series of images of the Jay Bird, where ever you see Jays they are such striking birds, hope you have your return trip.
    You and yours stay safe.
    John

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    1. Thank you John :) We will get back there one day. I agree, striking is a good description of this beautiful bird. You and your loved ones stay safe too.

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  11. They are highly entertaining birds! They reside in my garden and I love to watch them. They even had a nest in our cherry laurel one year and I enjoyed watching the little ones grow and eventually leaving the nest. They're quite intelligent I think.

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    1. Hello Carola, and how wonderful that must be to see this pretty bird so regularly in your garden, and to see their babies grow. I would absolutely love that experience. Thank you for sharing that :)

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  12. This is so cool! We’ve never seen one in all our trips to California to visit Art’s sister. Someday.... when we can travel again, I shall have to keep my eyes open for one.

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    1. That's great Kay, I hope it won't be too long before you can visit Art's sister. I am looking forward to going out west again so that I can do the same :)

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  13. You photograph the most beautiful birds.

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    1. Thank you Gigi, they always seem to be very photogenic on the occasions when they stop long enough for me to press the shutter and button :)

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