Thursday, January 18, 2018

Mexican Jay


A Mexican Jay is a familiar sight in the trees around the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon, Arizona.


Mexican Jays are big, bold and colorful.
And quite accommodating to visitors, also.

They glide from tree to tree only to be rudely rousted for no apparent reason.

Squabbling between members of this social group of Mexican Jays seems to be the norm. Depending on the individual, one is either the aggressor or the frequently displaced.



Mexican Jays arrived and departed continually. I'm guessing there were fifteen birds at any one time around multiple feeding stations at the lodge.

The lodge owner sets out bird seed for the enjoyment of the gift shop guests.





Between visits to the feeders a Mexican Jay rests, perhaps a time to think.



The colorful blue birds are year round residents and so, brighten the January landscape of this mountain community.


For their part, they do a pretty good job of entertaining visitors while maintaining a watchfulness for their own sake.

Allan

Credits: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds
The Sibley Guide to Birds

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