I have been feeding the birds using my deck feeder. I started out with black oil sunflower seeds for the Cardinals. They are beautiful birds. Then I added a few unsalted peanuts to attract the Blue Jays. Their favorite food. It worked. They are much bigger birds than the cardinal and more aggressive. So, I alternate with the peanuts so they don’t take over the feeder. The cardinals are intimidated by their size and the loud hawk-like sound they make. Cardinals are also known to eat peanuts, but the ones at my feeder only eat the sunflower seeds.
I wondered what they did with the peanuts. The Blue Jays will get one, sometime two whole peanuts in their mouths and fly away to crack it open to eat. The weather is surprisingly mild today. We have snow coming tomorrow. So I ventured out and found one spot they have been using. Under my magnolia tree. Too funny. They left the evidence behind.
Another lovely shot of the Blue Jays. I have never seen them eat, let alone eat peanuts!
Wonderful post! I find blue jays cuter than the Eurasian jays (I find the latter quite intimidating, although they are beautiful too), but after I read your post, I guess that they have a similar character.
Not familiar with Eurasian ays but these are very aggressive. And the color is stunning. Thanks!
Nice post! Nice pictures!
Thank you so much Georgi.
Great post and birds leave shells for the grass.
Thanks for commenting Pamela.
Here, with this bird, I have not seen them.
They are only in North America.
Great photos, thank you for sharing the story 🙂
Thank you for reading and commenting.
I can see their beauty more clearly this time.
Yes they are even more beautiful in person Albert. This was taken through my glass doors.
Oh… really so? The picture looks pretty clear.
Thanks, I am still trying to get pics of them outside. They are easily startled.
NIce post beautiful photos
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The story is so cute and the blue jays are so pretty.
I was so curious as to where they went when they flew off with a mouthful!
lol, glad you found their little picnic area, so cute to see the shells left.