Birding Days With My Crazy Jays | Bird Nerd Diaries

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[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

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[@doro8856]

Lesley: I want to get a t-shirt, and sent an e-mail inquiry about sizing, but they said they won't get back to me until Monday. Can you help me?

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

@Matthew Alkman Hi Matthew, my camera(Sony rx10 M3) records in slow motion. Really fun recording them in slow motion.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

@@doro8856 Unfortunately I am sorry but the only help I can give is maybe you can check out the "size and fabric info" section on the page where you are viewing the shirt. It's just to the right where you pick a size.

[@doro8856]

Ahah! That's just what I needed. Couldn't see that for looking at it. Many thanks. @@LesleytheBirdNerd

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

@@doro8856 :) awesome.

[@FlowIrec]

Who needs cable? These videos have all the entertainment and good jujus I need, especially during these tough times!

[@auntmayme8119]

Your videos are delightful. The work you have done to have these birds eat out of your hand is hard earned, and it’s refreshing to see how humans can interact with other species. I love the names you have given them, and the fact that you are so patient to have them come to you. Your are a Bird Whisperer!

[@vanilittlestar6357]

Leslie you are so amazing. I love when you put your hand out full of peanuts & seeds. Watching those birds eat out of yoyr hand is so awesome! Love it love the birds thank you.

[@deadiemeyers1661]

Thanks for sharing your adventures with your friends. Watching your videos reminds me to stop and open my eyes to see, and to be grateful for the beautiful world around me.

[@berglettemom6045]

Your videos are so delightful. It’s amazing to see how the birds trust you.

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

7:30 Slow motion recording allows us to see these birds truly majestic beauty!! 😍🤗🤗

[@bertanelson8062]

Thank you for this video! Just love seeing your bird friends & of course whatever wild animals you see, too! Slow motion is great! I never see birds like this in my life. Appreciate it very much!

[@shelleybrandon2825]

Thank you, Lesley! I totally enjoy your videos and your documentary on the birds in your territory! ♥

[@diandra016]

Always look forward to all of your bird videos. They fill my heart and soul each day. Thank you for sharing the beauty around you! Never change. The new gray bird in the beggining looks like a mocking bird! Happy New Year! Hugs from Boston.

[@Spitsz01]

Guess Peanut knows what's good for him. Nothing beats fish oil for the cold.

[@KarlBunker]

A wonderful Bird Story installment, as always. I loved the slow-motion especially.

[@wyomingadventures]

Amazing video of all the birds. I can't understand why some people don't like Jay's. They are so awesome and intelligent. That blue color is so pretty.

[@azdesertrunner56]

Lesley, a beautiful video. Thank you for sharing.

[@bambihernandez4387]

Hi all, just found Lesley yesterday! I know right, where have I been! I'm in Louisiana and I have always loved blue jays, I think they are the most glorious birds (like Maude's seagulls) and most people seem to take them for granted....I have enjoyed your close up videos so much and I loved the slow mo as well....how on earth do you keep up with all the different individuals and know who's who!! ;-)

[@lisavoyce6775]

These videos make me so happy, thank-you Leslie and the birds. I am always waiting and looking for the next one! Happy New Year.

[@flashlitestriker4028]

Awesome "birdy families" documentaries! Thanks, LesleytheBirdNerd!

[@TAGMedia7]

I love the show motion footage, it's amazing to see the precision of birds!

[@Pituophis666]

The slow motion squirrel action is awesome and adorable!

[@dawnpiper5883]

Happy and safe new year to you and your bird family I love watching these fantastic feathered friends

[@dwightbehm4747]

Lesley you ar a very good story teller And inspiring. With creatures like them Its how there bodys and minds are structured they do well

[@gatorgityergranny]

thanks Lesley. lovely to spend a few minutes with you and the gang. happy new year to you and yours.

[@jackiehiebert7064]

Thank you so much for these wonderful videos. Such a great way to unwind. Happy New Year.

[@sarahs5340]

Just amazing, and did I hear your long lost friend is back!? I love the crows too.

[@alkismavridis1]

Birds are such AWESOME creatures... Thanks for the great shots! Happy new year!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Another good video Lesley! Thank you for sharing it with us and Happy New Year! to you too. 👍😎JP

[@jojohnston4113]

Happy New Year to you and all the wonderful, entertaining birds!

[@MartyLInTheDoghouse]

Hi Lesley. I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for all the wonderful work you do in making your videos. They are entertaining, interesting and educational. I wish you a very Happy New Year full of fun times birding. Cheers from Ontario !

[@cherigreen4471]

Another amazing VlOG! I especially like your slow-mo! I wish I had your eye for seeing individuals. I am getting better with seeing the difference between males and females some of your birds. I love seeing new birds like the Shrike that I have only seen in books. Thank you so much for all your hard work! Happy New Year!

[@dawnpiper5883]

I got a bird book for Christmas called the genius of birds I can't believe how much more clever our birds are I highly recommend this I keep telling people about all the amazing facts and I must be boring them with my enthusiasm but your channel is brilliant and I rave on about you too thank you bird lady

[@JapaneseCityPopCat]

That squirrel fight was hilarious! Thanks so much for another great video, Lesley :). Haven't had many birds at my feeders as of late, so I was hankering for a bird fix. And Happy New Year to you as well :).

[@organtunes]

I always get so excited when I find one of your videos waiting for me! And this one was another beauty like all the rest. I particularly enjoyed seeing the brilliant colors of the birds in the winter setting. They are all so awesome! What a treat to watch the slow motion which truly reveals the splendor of the birds in flight, & such perfection in each outstretched feather! Thank you again for warming my heart & I wish you a happy, healthy, blessed 2019. ♥

[@johnwisnes3824]

Thank you Lesley....Happy New year!

[@nightmathzombieethan]

8:00 ish: I Imagine that as a: "Uh, excuuuse me, where's my egg, lady?" look from 🥜. Seriously cracked me up.

[@garyallsebrook3493]

I love the Corvids. The jays, you have there, are especially beautiful. We only have scrub jays here, and they're very shy. They're like the Ferraris of the bird world. We have a pair of ravens who come by every morning, along with a pair of jays with a helper, Nuthatches are adorable, but we dont have them in our area. Lots of juncos (but they're seasonal), goldfinches, common house finches, white and gold crowned sparrows, bushtits, titmice, California Towhees, emptying doves, band tailed pigeons, owls, turkey vultures, etc. I had a red tailed hawk visit one day and 4 squirrels that visit daily. we typically have 30-40 birds at our feeders at any given day. The tameness of your birds is breathtaking! Question for you. I'm boiling and giving egg shells as a supplement ,for increasing their calcium and eggshell thickness. What is the optimum texture? Are are they certain times of the year to set it out? Thanks in advance. Love your channel!

[@CenturianEagle]

That was a very nice video, so relaxing to watch these beautiful, interesting, and of course adorable birds. Also, look at those likes! 273 likes and zero dislikes! Always very nice to see that happen when the video is deserving of it (and this one definitely is)

[@GroovyVintageLady]

Lovely video! I found your channel a half year ago but I have been interesting in birds for a year. It's nice to watch how beautiful are birds in North America :)

[@violetv3958]

My cat and I enjoyed this video together 😂 thank you!

[@141moose]

The index finger upside down acrobatic nuthatch hand feeding was a cool trick, shows off their unique abilities 👍

[@Dragrath1]

Wow a Shrike! No wonder the jays got so agitated looks like it may have been trying to bait out other songbirds to eat them but your jays had none of that. :P Adorable birds as always :)

[@Raccoon_Mama.]

Beautiful video.....I really love your little feathered friends! Got my shirt in scarlet! May I ask you or some of your viewers if you have any videos on how to tame (or interact) with jay's? We have two families and my elderly neighbor would love to see something like that! Thanks and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[@maxinemcclurd1288]

I love your channel ! Lesley,you are the reason I made peace with my tomato pecking crows,I even named one that had been kinda beat up "Lonely Crow"then he prevailed and brought his whole famdamnly,so I have a "murder of crows" hanging out.Also a palliated woodpecker is gracing my feeders,I make my own suet and put it in the forks of trees and knot holes for him.Do you have downy woodpeckers up north?There's so many here in the southern Appalachians.

[@candiejo3869]

Thanks Lesley!! Happy New year!!

[@Spitsz01]

How could anyone not like this vid? Oh well, guess we need grumpy people too...

[@russelder9743]

Lesley-- that slow motion is outrageous, love it. You live in such a beautiful area .....I love the Pine Tree Forrest, we also have some nice ones in upstate NY. Thanks so much for all your videos this year.....amazing....you are very talented. Happy New Year, all the best

[@gsdfan8455]

You are a girl after my own heart, love the winter birds here in North Central Pennsylvania just wish I had the time to get them as used to me. Great stuff and thank you for sharing with us.

[@suzannepoulin6513]

We had one behind our house in the tree. Now I know what it is. My chickadee comes to my window singing when birdhouse is low. I have pneumonia so hopefully better before New Year. Have a wonderful one. ❤

[@aquaticheaven1076]

I love your videos. Birds are amazing!

[@BramSLI1]

Wow! That's some beautiful footage of these wonderful birds! Thanks for sharing this with us and I can't wait to see part 2. Have a Happy New Year, Lesley!

[@RB216220]

Good job with the video! Thanks for sharing

[@1968wlj]

That's Really cool that Personable with each of your bird's name them and they land on your hand I've been back yard bird watching since well forever. And though I know which ones come back and I enjoy them IA don't have them land on my hand I love the way that you do your poetry nature loving voice I don't know what she call it but it's beautiful thank you very much for your videos

[@michaelmadison495]

Really enjoyed the squirrels. Beautiful photography. Our squirrels appear to be a bit larger and not nearly as colorful but they do chase each other very athletically through the branches high in the trees which is very entertaining; I always worry they might fall 40 feet but have never seen it actually happen, gratefully. Thank you as always.

[@grayjay11o57]

Thank you for such an amazing story!

[@grettaj9963]

Great video! Thank you Happy New Year

[@chihuahuabulldog]

At the first of the video, I was thinking, "Wow! That shrike sounds just like a Crow!" lol I also thought it was a Canada Jay. I just love how you know them all, individually. I think I'll have to buy/fix some fish to try to befriend local Crows. WOW! You were being swarmed with Blue Jays after peanuts! It was nice to see the clips of my favorite little friends, Squirrels. I LOVE the slo-mo of Webster flying in, and all the others. You spoiled Peanut with egg, trout, and cod? lol The Nuthatches' antics in slo-mo were fun to see. Without your videos, I don't know that I would know how beautiful the wings of Blue Jays are decorated with the different patterns. They look jeweled. I comment as I watch your videos, thus the long comments. Thank you so much for all you share. I appreciate all the time you put into your videos, all the information.

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

Just beautiful and soothing to watch. I love to watch the birds at my house too. How in the world are you able to tell the birds apart and give them names? Just from spending so much time with them you can see small differences? I wish I could do that! I'm a new subscriber and this is only the second video of yours I have watched. I just ordered a tee shirt in support. Keep up the beautiful work you do! :D

[@samueldasnher3482]

LOVE THAT YOU NAME YOUR REGULAR HAND-FED BIRDS! Esp.'Ernie' - Your Crow? Walter,(Father & MOB BOSS) His Mate, Barbara & Lame, Limping Daughter, Julia, Are My Named Family Crows.I , Also Love How I Can Call Them & Have Them Show Up In Approx. 8 Minutes Every day For Their Feedings! They're Awesome.

[@cruzechevy3485]

Canada Jay huh, I never heard of them, I love them, I wish they would come to NYC

[@flyakadventures8946]

Happy New Year Lesley! Can't wait to see what 2019 brings for the families of birds. Happy Birding!

[@locksbog4270]

Hey Nerd, it's only Saturday!!! And that's awesome!!!👍👍👍😃❤️

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I'm going to be gone for the next week so I wanted to have it up before I go! :) Happy New Year to you

[@locksbog4270]

Thank you for doing so, much appreciated. Have a great new year and be safe!

[@markharris5771]

How on Earth do you remember all their names? As always a great video, you really are very talented with the camera as well as building up your relationships with the birds. Have a wonderful 2019 and thank you for letting us share your experiences of 2018, you are a very special human being.

[@Pituophis666]

It's amazing that you can tell the birds apart. How do you tell the nuthatches apart?

[@gregsmith3410]

Love shrike..never saw a gray Jay..

[@thinkabout288]

always enjoyable thank you

[@nancylattie4171]

Great video, I love the slow motion. Happy New Year!

[@gymesum]

Man always enjoy your vids you are special the birds love you to death !

[@rayrevolta6198]

I found a tree that a shrike was inhabiting about 10 years ago, it was a thorn tree and it was full of impaled salamanders and mice. I'm pretty sure he was trying to attract a mate.

[@Ironsix6six]

maybe you can help me out here Lesley. I live in NYC and it was 9 o'clock at night sun was fully down and I saw a flock of geese flying south, I didnt think you would see that this late in winter at night none the less!

[@SW13333]

Hi Lesley - Another great video👍 I had a loggerhead shrike visit 3 years total. He was so cute! I hope Abbey is okay. Peanut is spoiled from cod and other goodies you bring him. Glad to see the others you know are doing well. I emailed you a few times but it bounced back - last one didn't. Received my beautiful prints - thank you!!!! They go right to one's heart. - Stephanie

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I haven't been able to check my email since Christmas but when I get back next week I will definitely catch up with you :) Happy New year and I'm sooo happy that you like your prints, Stephanie. Take care hun!

[@SW13333]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd - Hey Lesley - Be careful wherever you're going. Blue+crew will miss you! I cried when I received the pictures - but will explain in another email. They truly do touch one's soul. Have a Happy New Year!! - Stephanie

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd I saw a blue Jay feeding on ground great experience 👍☺️

[@endlessmtnwildlife]

Hi Lesley! I'm a new subscriber, and I love your videos, I have learned a lot from them. I ordered a bird nerd hoody and can't wait for it to get here! Question for you: do you track your birds on the ebird app? (From the Cornell Lab). I started using that recently and it's awesome. The amount of birds that you see, and know by name, would contribute immeasurably to their database. Hope you have a happy New Year, and can't wait to see your upcoming videos.

[@georgepelekoudis]

That was awesome at 2:11! Nice story. Happy new year :)

[@careaboutnature]

Just found your channel. Wow, it is wonderful. I want to live where you live. Gorgeous habitat for attracting birds. How do you get the birds to eat out of your hand?

[@MrKFNeverGiveUp]

I totally love this channel. Freebird :)

[@LCroftForever2612]

Very pleasant video. Loved it!

[@yv6eda]

Beautiful!

[@Mountlougallops]

Thanks so much

[@frenchcottage2427]

I love your videos!! I feed my backyard birds in Georgia and they love peanuts like you said especially the blue jays. Do you know where I can buy peanuts in bulk

[@Mark-hg5fn]

Found your channel a few days ago. Ordered 2 sweatshirts. Love your videos.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Hey. Thanks a lot. ☺ happy New year

[@virgilcaine3291]

Happy video.

[@richiebeecoolstories3884]

Hi Lesley, I'm a new subscriber and I just wanted to say thank you for the videos you make. I really enjoy watching them, you got a good thing going with these little guys. I had an idea that in the spring you could put out pieces of yarn, fabric, cotton fibers ect...and see who takes what, after feeding them of course. Might make a cool video.Good job, keep it up.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Hey thanks for the nice comment, for subscribing and for the great idea with putting out yarn and other things like that for nesting birds. I will try to remember that. Take care and Happy New Year :)

[@leftinthedust3900]

So exited to see a new upload from you! Its so fascinating to learn about these birds amazing personalities Though there was quite a few audio problems :/ Can't wait to see you again c:

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thanks for mentioning the audio hiccups. Hopefully there won't be any in the next video. Happy New year

[@leftinthedust3900]

LesleytheBirdNerd no worries! Happy new year!!

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd your videos are so beautiful and heartwarming ☺️

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd blue wing flicking is cute 🥰

[@yokennedy3610]

That was great!!! How do you get the birds to land on your hand? I've been feeding my regulars for a while now and want to see if they'll come to me too :)

[@prepperpov5852]

Love your videos!

[@michaelsimko7694]

That short clip of the Canada Jay eating the peanut on the ground looked a lot like the way a shrike and gull would tear food apart. I live near a shoreline park in CT that holds a lot of Herring and Ring-billed Gulls. I've watched them destroy dead fish and larger handouts by doing the same thing Canada Jays do.

[@MrKFNeverGiveUp]

Superb camera work.

[@sassiebrat]

He knows; he just forgives you!

[@jesusfeathers3477]

Poor Feisty Jay and Hermoso :'( Those two aren't having a very good season, I feel for you guys.

[@normacrane2468]

That's awesome love them

[@goofygurl4628]

AWESOME!

[@robkerr3064]

you rock!

[@spindle_shank]

3:08 Sweet Girl lost a feather

[@danlarsen7572]

You are amazing

[@diwandeo]

i love your videos can you please give me tips on how to hand feed blue jays peanuts

[@troutwhisperer3042]

whiskey jacks are the best..

[@helendurow8211]

❤

[@peterothagoer4154]

10 minutes before watching this a bulbul just died in front of me... i feel sad :( i hope this vid cheers me up

[@CaptainGiratina]

why do some of the audio cut off near the end?

[@maryannmirro513]

I didn't know birds could eat such large peanuts

[@Butzy621]

Great content. Just subbed

[@mattr2238]

I've been trying to feed my neighborhood crows for months now. They really don't want anything to do with me.