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california scrub-jay

  1. California Scrub-Jay

    California Scrub-Jay

    Formerly known as Western Scrub-Jay, these familiar brightly colored coastal Scrub-Jays were recognized as a separate species in 2016 from the duller Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay of the Great Basin. The whitish undertail coverts are characteristic of the race "A. c. oocleptica" sometimes treated as a...
  2. California Scrub-Jay

    California Scrub-Jay

    The vibrant blue color on these birds is actually light refracting through microstructures in the feather barbs rather than pigment. When backlit these feathers appear plain gray. Formerly known as Western Scrub-Jay, these familiar brightly colored coastal Scrub-Jays were recognized as a...
  3. California Scrub-Jays

    California Scrub-Jays

    A pair of California Scrub-Jays in the midst of shoveling food into their mouths to be cached nearby. Interesting birds to observe.
  4. California Scurb-jay

    California Scurb-jay

    I am always trying to get the ideal photo of this bird (not yet), they are common but never hold still long enough.
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