Why Do Blue Jays Alert. Due to their complex webs of. Community for more than 30 years. The bright blue hue of a blue jay can be an eye-catching sight set against the dreary drab backdrop of winter. Their ruckus is easily overlooked but little things like this are signs good hunters must become aware of to increase our skills.
I have 4 feeders outside my back window - 2 suet feeders a tube feeder and a platform feeder. The feeders are suddenly bare and the downy woodpecker that did not fly holds so still that its almost invisible. When making intrapair contact calls Blue Jays make low-volume guttural clicking noisesThese are emitted while the paired Jays are performing activities such as nest-building or. Instead the blue appearance is a trick of science an optical illusion of sorts. Blue Jays are fearless when it comes to defending their territory against predators. Blue Jays like other birds use their strong bills for cracking seeds nuts and acorns for food.
A blue jay sighting may be calling you to reflect upon the way you strategize and respond in the face of danger.
Blue Jay Behavior and Molt. Blue Jays land on my balcony sounding alarms letting me know they want peanuts. When Blue Jays see a bird of prey especially if an owl is roosting in a tree for the day Jays will swarm and scold the predator until it moves on. Smaller birds can benefit from this especially when Blue Jays give their warning cry. We have so many Blue Jays and their fledglings this year that its been easy and interesting to observe their behaviors. Community for more than 30 years.