Wildlife Around Your Home (post pics if you've got 'em!)

BLACK35

lastexitlondon said:

What bird is that. I wish we had such beautiful birds. 
I did see a kestrel killing a mouse about 10 feet from me on a golf course last week

Pretty sure that is a BlueJay

lastexitlondon

Beautiful . We have a jay that is smaller and pretty. But only has one blue feather on each wing. That this looks great

BLACK35

lastexitlondon said:

Beautiful . We have a jay that is smaller and pretty. But only has one blue feather on each wing. That this looks great

They are beautiful looking birds, but they are very mean!

CROJAM95

lastexitlondon said:

What bird is that. I wish we had such beautiful birds. 
I did see a kestrel killing a mouse about 10 feet from me on a golf course last week

Blue jay, yes they can be super territorial … I learned the hard way cleaning my gutters… was up on the ladder and o guess near their nest without knowing a few buzzed me, real close… few inches from my noggin. They have some girth to them 😜

I live on the north shore of Long Island, just down the street we have a few American Bald Eagles that appeared a few years ago …. Photographers galore everyday, it’s majestic when I drive near the harbor and they take flight over the water… it’s beautiful . 

CROJAM95

A few pics
one is young, no white cap yet

ill look in my phone later for some flight shots, think I have a few

lastexitlondon

Birds of prey are my absolute favourite creature 

Loujoe

Wow..super pictures 

CarryTheZero

Those eagles are beautiful.

CROJAM95

There’s a beautiful road ( fort Salonga for you LIers) and I take it to my office, it’s treelined rd and some days if traffic slows, I see them fly over my car and it’s like holy shit did that just happen 

CROJAM95

The young one was taken at my boss house, right in front.

HughFreakingDillon

Blue Jays are absolutely, 100% assholes. 

brianlux

HughFreakingDillon said:

Blue Jays are absolutely, 100% assholes. 

Stellar jays are rather obnoxious, especially while camping.  I figured out a long time ago some of the jay/English translation.  The phrse they use most often around campers early in the morning is "Wake the f#ck up, asshole!"

On the other hand, scrub jays are a lot mellower and grey jays are just plain sweet birds!

Scrub jay:

Grey jay:

HughFreakingDillon

Blue Jays are known for killing other birds for absolutely no reason at all. 

Loujoe

Darwins theory. I know nature seems cruel to us for sure. The idea is the stronger sneaky ones get away and live to breed other smarty pants birds. Ya know.
Something like that. 

lastexitlondon

Circle of life . Lots of birds kill other birds and steal eggs all sorts of mischief.  Nature is a mutha F

McGruff

Loujoe

Awesome birds

HughFreakingDillon

Loujoe said:

Darwins theory. I know nature seems cruel to us for sure. The idea is the stronger sneaky ones get away and live to breed other smarty pants birds. Ya know.
Something like that. 

lastexitlondon said:

Circle of life . Lots of birds kill other birds and steal eggs all sorts of mischief.  Nature is a mutha F

my understanding of nature is that animals kill for reasons, like territory, or food, or competition of some kind. I've read that Blue Jays basically do it for sport. Which seems like asshole-y behaviour to me. I haven't heard of other animals doing this. 

CarryTheZero

My mom used to have a couple of wrens build a nest every year and have some babies. A blue jay would always try to swoop in and either bother the babies or try to take food. Parents were pissed! My mom would tent the hanging flower pot in foil and sometimes sit out there on her patio to deter the blue jay. She did not like that bird!

brianlux

McGruff said:

Pileated Woodpeckers, marvelous!  I've only seen one ever.  How cool!