Attract more backyard birds by feeding peanuts. Blue jays are very smart and they will gladly take on the challenge of removing whole peanuts in the shell from this metal wreath feeder.

D espite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the genus corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds ...

Picture the surface of a soap bubble or a rainbow-like oil slick ... the two sexes look identical, as seen in blue jays. As colorful as birds are to the human eye, we’re actually ...

Again, I hear the blue jay cry, this time a bit closer. Knowing the biology of these birds, I understand it won’t be just one bird traveling alone. No, it will be a family of blue jays – often ...

Here is a list of the 10 common backyard birds (in no particular order) in the Wilmington area that are here year-round. Blue ...

Indeed, many people have a love-hate relationship with this bird. One well-known mail-order birdfeeder company won’t picture blue jays patronizing their feeders in their ads. “People just don ...

Eggs hatch in about 17 days, and both parents bring food to the chicks. Behavior: As most bird-watchers know, the blue jay is aggressive and territorial. Groups of jays often attack intruders or ...

The jays have given their warning, and for now, the smaller birds are safe. This is the job of the blue jays; they are sentries, alarm systems for the many smaller birds that we enjoy.

If you catch a glimpse of a large, iridescent, blue bird flitting around in the trees, it is probably a Steller’s Jay. This striking bird has a long, prominent, shaggy crest on its head and a ...

Here is the latest Bird’s Eye View… The Blue Jays made an actual transaction this week, so it only makes sense to start there. On Monday the club finally made their signing of first baseman ...

This decline has been particularly noticeable in New Hampshire and a thread of “where are the blue jays” has been running for the past week on the New Hampshire Birds listserve. Most comments ...