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Sunday 30th July 2006, 21:07
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Blue Jays
Can anyone give some advice on things I can do to attract Blue Jays to my yard? Any help will be very much appreciated.
Bob
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Sunday 30th July 2006, 21:12
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I happen to have quite a few. They enjoy suet (mine love Naturally Nuts No-Melt from Wild Birds Unlimited) and sunflower seeds. I've heard they also like peanuts, but I don't feed peanuts myself, so I can't vouch for that.
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Sunday 30th July 2006, 22:02
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I have more this year than I have ever seen before and I gather that they were nesting close by as I've had quite a few juvies. Like Liz, mine are the suets best customer.
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Sunday 30th July 2006, 22:34
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They love peanuts with the shells still on.-you're supposed to get the unroasted kind from a birdffod supply place. Once the're in the yard they eat all sorts of stuff. I've got one of those peanut feeders for shelled peanuts.-Blue Jays, Tufted titmouse, and woodpeckers are among the birds that use them.
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Tuesday 1st August 2006, 17:57
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Tuesday 1st August 2006, 19:17
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peanuts will do it! and a schedule will help too, same time every day.
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My oaks this year shed massive amounts of acorns, and the BJ's seem to love those. They also like my suet feeder. Cheers.
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Friday 22nd March 2013, 01:40
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Peanuts-in-the-shell are definitely the way to go. Jays love them, preferring them to just about anything else.
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