Our Friend (1 Viewer)

I was working in the driveway on July 31 and noticed a young Blue Jay sitting on the gutter of the garage above me. I stopped what I was doing and he flew down by my feet and squawked as if he was hungry. My wife heard the ruckus and joined us. Very easily she put her hand down and he jumped right on and she walked him up the deck stairs. We had a lot of yellow squash so we started with that cut in tiny pieces. He loved that but just kept squawking for more food. A quick google and we popped open a can of cat food.. Loved that too. I would not be lying if I didn't say this is probably the best bird experience I have ever encountered. This little guy was fearless. Nothing we did bothered him. Our visit lasted for well over and hour and I guessed we would never lay eyes on him again... I was wrong and I will add to this a bit later.. Heres a couple shots of him.

Nice story!

Such a pretty bird the blue jay. You are lucky to have them.

Two Months Later

This is our recent visit. He landed on our deck and was poking around some corn I leave for the squirrels. I knew it was him when he paused and looked at me and let out a loud squawk and then hoped over to my feet.

It's such a great feeling to mingle closely with our wild birds. Good for you!