Beautiful Steller’s Jay spotted Burleigh Murray Ranch in Half Moon Bay, leaning over a picnic bench to look over.
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Great photo! I always love these guys. The goth versions of Blue Jays!
I don’t want to be pedantic but it’s “Steller’s Jay”.
The bird is named after the German naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller, the first European to record them, in 1741. source
Thank you for pointing this out. I wasn’t aware of this movement. It seems like a great idea!
Yeah. I found it interesting. I have heard rumors that “ Audubon” might rename as well due to controversy around its namesake having been a slave trader.
@Durandal @Vorticity not a rumor.
Yes! I think they look like edgy Blue Jays haha!
Thank you so much!! I will edit!!
I love these birds. They’re very smart, but such assholes! They have learned to mimic a hawk’s call to scare off other little birds, and then raid their nests.
The familiar, raspy screeches of Cascadia!
I thought you were in Sechelt, BC!
… though the “ranch” doesn’t make much sense there.
These jays will never stop being one of the most beautiful birds I’ve yet to see. Some day we will meet. 😁
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