Acorn Hunter
Uploaded: June 01, 2012
The Blue Jay is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period. Domestic cats are likely the most significant human-caused source of mortality.
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Lorraine A. Cook June 01, 2012
BLUE JAY FACTS:Blue jays are monogamous and mate for life. They will stay with their mate until one of them dies.
The average life span of a Blue Jay is 7 years, but one was studied in the wild to live to 17 years old and one in captivity is reported to live 26 years!
Blue jays seem to be susceptible to the West Nile Virus.
When a blue jay crouches down and fluffs up its feathers, it may be a sign of submission during mating or a fight.
The Blue jay is the mascot for the professional baseball team, The Toronto Blue Jays and the mascot for the Hopkins Blue Jays, a lacrosse team of John Hopkins University.
Because Blue jays "save food" by burying it, they are thought to help the ecology by planting acorns into new oak trees.
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Joy Rector June 01, 2012
beautiful shot #10164292John Connolly June 01, 2012
An excellent capture and very informative text Lorraine! What a wonderful little bird this is! #10164800Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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