We ran out of peanuts at the homestead last week and our "blue babies" were not very happy with us! I intended to buy peanuts over the weekend (Sunday) but their squawks on Saturday morning told me they were very hungry...NOW! To tide them over until Sunday, I sifted through my birdseed and gathered as many sunflower seeds as possible. I sat them on the bar on the deck in the old Kong flyer that we use as a "dish" for the Blue Jays. There didn't seem to be much action on Saturday...probably because we were outside with Oscar for several hours.
Sunday morning, however, was a different story! It started when we woke up about 7:15 AM to the now familiar squawks of our blue-feathered friends. It sure sounded like there were several outside, but just how many we didn't know. We went downstairs to have breakfast and as I went to put Oscar outside, I saw them! It was like a scene out of Hitchcock's "The Birds" except it was all Blue Jays instead of Crows.
EIGHT OF THEM!
They were everywhere! On the pergola, in the two trees by the pond, in the tree at the other end of the deck, on the deck railing, and on the bar! It was incredible! Last year, I suspected that several Blue Jays were a family because two were larger than the rest and the ones that were smaller were "awkward." Has the family expanded? Are these eight all related? I don't know...but what I do know is that I have even more "blue baby" mouths to feed than I thought!
Of course, I don't mind. Blue Jays are one of my favorites! Just this morning while I was brushing my teeth, one landed in the tree outside of my bathroom, turned and looked at me, and squawked as if to say, "You're running a few minutes late, aren't you? There are no peanuts out here yet!"
Silly blue babies!
Until next time, keep your eyes open for wild wonders...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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