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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

            My Front Yard
Southwest Florida 
USA

The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It resides through most of eastern and central United States, although western populations may be migratory. It breeds in both deciduous and coniferous forests and is common in residential areas. 

Both sexes are similar in size and plumage, and plumage does not vary throughout the year. 

The blue jay mainly feeds on nuts and seeds such as acorns, soft fruits, arthropods, and occasionally small vertebrates. It typically gleans food from trees, shrubs, and the ground, though it sometimes takes insects from the air. Like squirrels, blue jays are known to hide nuts for later consumption. 

It builds an open cup nest in the branches of a tree, which both sexes participate in constructing. 
 
The blue jay occupies a variety of habitats within its large range, from the pine woods of Florida to the spruce-fir forests of northern Ontario. It is less abundant in denser forests, preferring mixed woodlands with oaks and beeches. It can adapt to wholesale deforestation with relative ease if human activity creates other means for the jays to get by. – Wikipedia

Taken on: July 26, 2010

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My Front Yard

Near The Gulf Of Mexico

USA

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Passerine Bird

Corvidae Family

Native to North America

Deciduous and Coniferous Forests

Sexes Similar

Four Subspecies

Feeds On Acorns

Soft Fruits

Hide Nuts For Later Consumption

Pine Woods of Florida

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