annaswindow
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A Black-throated Magpie Jay (Calocitta colliei) has been in my front yard for the past 4 mornings. I feed about two dozen crows, one raven and two red-shouldered hawks each morning. This beautiful and unusual looking bird has joined the corvid throng.
The crows don't quite know what to do with it. When it comes to ground to feed, they all step back and give it room. The magpie jay shows none of the usual deference to the hawks and the raven. Yesterday it harassed one of the hawks that was perched in a eucalyptus tree. The hawk moved to the next tree and the magpie jay swooped around the hawk before flying to another tree. It is as if the other birds don't know what to make of this strange bird.
I have photos and will post them if I can figure out how. :bounce:
The crows don't quite know what to do with it. When it comes to ground to feed, they all step back and give it room. The magpie jay shows none of the usual deference to the hawks and the raven. Yesterday it harassed one of the hawks that was perched in a eucalyptus tree. The hawk moved to the next tree and the magpie jay swooped around the hawk before flying to another tree. It is as if the other birds don't know what to make of this strange bird.
I have photos and will post them if I can figure out how. :bounce: