Loud Bluejay!! [Backyard Bag Feeder Project]

[wxclim8]

I love blue jays! But how do you keep the squirrels away?

[JNathanK2011]

JAAAAAYYYY!!!

[Klankumz]

That blue jay eatin up all those peanuts!  Damn nature - you scary! lol

[JNathanK2011]

They love peanuts

[BlueToronto]

hahaha @ the little hop for taking off.

[LanaV6]

I love the Blue Jay. Such an intelligent bird. This video was really nice. Thanks for sharing.

[taburineagle]

@LanaV6 - You're welcome - I'm glad you enjoyed it!  Bluejays are awesome - we don't get them very often, but I love when they jump in front of the camera!

[SonicAndNiGHTS]

Are the ones with the greyish bodies younger ones? You got a lot of those.

[taburineagle]

@SonicAndNiGHTS - The ones with the less impressive color are the males I believe - the females are more striking than the males are, although I could be wrong on that (although Googling that comes up with no real answer to that) - I have another video on my channel of a Bluejay couple gathering nesting materials, one is less colorful than the other - check out "Bluejay Nesting Season" on my channel if you'd like to see that one.

[SonicAndNiGHTS]

I put out peanuts, but no one's taken them yet!

[taburineagle]

@SonicAndNiGHTS - No other animals have taken them either? A lot of backyard animals eat peanuts, including a lot of birds...

[SonicAndNiGHTS]

No one wants them even though we have squirrels, chipmunks, and bluejays.

[poopybooyah]

that bluejay's so cute like corvid bird families like crows, ravens, and magpies

[taburineagle]

@poopybooyah - Yep! It's also interesting to note that all of those birds are classified as "songbirds"!

[jaydunford]

i love birds cause i am one

[taburineagle]

@jaydunford - :)

[rydag11]

There's one in my yard that pecks one of my cats on the butt

[taburineagle]

@rydag11 - Ha! Nice - :)

[Arianbwa]

Love the jays! They are a riot. One of my favorites. Great pic! I love those sounds they make that are described by some as "the squeaky pump handle" call. They are very, very clever. I bet he could tell from the weight which peanut was heavier and had either more or bigger peanuts in it. Birds are very shrewd.

[taburineagle]

@Arianbwa - I do too! I love seeing them up-close, I haven't had the chance to catch one on video like this in almost 4 years now! I'm sure they could tell the difference - jays usually take the un-shelled peanuts before the bigger ones, maybe because they want a quicker meal? They're definitely shrewd!

[chrisx860]

i enjoy how all the birds put that first peanut in there mouth then dropped it and picked up another haha

[taburineagle]

I think it was trying to see how large of a nut the first one had... not really sure - but it is cool! :)

[tomtalker2000]

I love on there site, how you can mix & match which seeds you want to purchase. So i've got quite a blend going on, for my birds. Everything from; Oil & Striped Sunflower, Hulled Sunflower, Finch mix, Safflower, Shelled peanuts, & Cracked corn. Plus a hanging suet cage off the birdfeeder itself, with peanut cakes in them completes the menu. So to say the birds go nuts, "pardon the pun", would be a gross understatement.......lol But they deserve the best, i feel. Keep up the great vids.........:)

[taburineagle]

Hehe... I agree on the "deserve the best" with the birds! Even with the gulls I feed, I don't just throw anything out at them, I want it to be (somewhat :)) nutritious for them! I'm glad you liked the video, I've got more coming (including a gull one!) but I need to get some time to edit them first...

I'm kind of confused about what site you're talking about though - which site lets you mix and match the seeds?

[sonofmoe]

Nice - what happened to the peanut under the plastic?

[taburineagle]

Thanks - I'm pretty sure a squirrel got it, but I'll have to go back and check the video...