Just discovered while researching Blue Jays for a commission that due to climate change, the Blue Jays' range has been expanding... which has led to instances of hybridization with Steller's Jays as their ranges overlap??

Look at you!! You are so goddamn pretty and cute!?

Stella. Steller’s jay. Summit County, Colorado. Photo by Amber Maitrejean

Jay buddies

some of my favorite pictures of steller’s jay x woodhouse’s scrub-jay hybrids…they are so beautiful

A Collection of Mini Garden Birds

Spotting a beautiful bird in your backyard is like watching a fashion show. This Collection of Mini Garden Birds is a set of eight different soft vinyl birds that you can arrange to your heart's desire. The package is designed to look like a birdhouse, so you could just leave the figures in the package or take them out and make displays in your house. Hide them for your partner so you can take turns bird-spotting! Each 1-1/8" to 1-3/8" tall figure is based on a real bird. Includes Steller’s Jay, Goldfinch, Oriole, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Blue Tit and more!

Steller's Jay

yeah they’re pretty stellar

by me.

steller’s jay - cyanocitta stelleri.

first post!!

my best friend

Humblewood

I’m playing in a pretty cool TTRPG right now called Humblewood— if you like Redwall, Root, Mouseguard and similar media you will like this system (DnD 5e).

We’re having a good time getting blown up 👍

"Our Little Blue People" come every day when we call them to their peanut feast.

A Little Blue Person came by our place months ago, so I set out a dish of food for him. He came back with his girlfriend over the next few weeks. He seemed to be courting her at the time... he sang to her with a beautiful warbling voice as he followed her through the trees. Now they and others come by for peanuts. Two juveniles came along with them this summer, and we left out pelleted bird food for the youngest one because he didn't know how to eat the peanuts yet.

Media: watercolor, micron pen, Rhodia notebook.

Hello! Do u have any facts about Steller's Jay or Pyrrhuloxia?

Of course my friend!

The Steller's Jay and the Blue Jay are the only New World jays that use mud to build their nests.

Steller's jays can imitate the vocalizations of many species of birds, other animals, and even sounds of non-animal origin. They often will imitate the calls of red-tailed hawks, red-shouldered hawks, and osprey, causing other birds to seek cover and flee feeding areas.

Foraging winter flocks of Pyrrhuloxias may number as many as 1,000 birds.

Though they will drink at pools of water when possible, Pyrrhuloxias seem to get most of their water from their insect food in spring and summer.

Hope you enjoy these! sorry it took so long! have a wonderful day my friend!

the teens as birds in shoes!

Lincoln Li-Wilson: A great blue heron as they're very tall, found in California, adaptable, and they're pretty shy despite their size. They're also pretty quiet AND like to dance. They're monogamous and very family-oriented like a certain paladin! I gave the bird soccer cleats (or at least tried to), cause my man loves soccer.

Scary Marlowe: A Stellers Jay as they look metal as hell, are smart and resourceful due to their corvid status, found in California, and despite how they look, they're very social and need lots of attention from their peers. They have a loud, brash sound and have been known to eat, among many things. small reptiles (emo gecko rip). I gave her the iconic doc martins that every angsty teen with MCR in their playlist has.

Taylor Swift: A Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, which despite it's size, is exceptionally sturdy, as in order to peck at the bark, they need to be able to keep their brains from being sloshed around from the pressure. They're from Japan, which I think Taylor would appreciate. They tend to hang out with other species, which is fitting since it seems he's friends with just about everyone. I gave him limited edition Beauty and the Beast anime promotional sneakers.

Normal Swallows-Oak-Garcia: A Chipping Sparrow. Partly just because of the pun with his dads name, but also because they're loud and skittish, are found in California, and are ground feeders. That last one doesn't have anything to do with him, but listen, my arms getting tired from reaching. I gave him mascot shoes that I imagine he always wears as Teenie the Teen!

an almost entirely white steller’s jay perches on a tree branch in steamboat springs, colorado. while the bird’s almost entirely white appearance suggests albinism to many, a closer inspection shows the bird is leucistic. albino animals lack all melanin, while leucistic animals have a reduced amount. this bird’s black eyes and single blue tail feather show it retains some pigmentation - just not as much as a typical bird.

Drawing all the bird species that visit me for nuts. First up: stellers jay!

Steller’s Jay