Blue Jays Versus Woodpecker

Subscribe! Male Red Bellied Woodpecker joins the Blue Jay Family in the fight for morning peanuts. Presented in real-time it takes about 50 seconds from the time I open the door until the peanuts are gone! Listen for the blue jays imitating a Red Shouldered Hawk call as intimidation to keep squirrels and other birds away while the Jay strike force hits the peanuts.
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[@JOHN----DOE]

Don't mess with something that can drill a hole in a tree.

[@terrance3218]

True but starlings don't fear woodpeckers.

[@SwordsmanMercenary]

Hell, a woodpecker grounded the launch of the Spaceshuttle once because it made a hole in the fuel tank. True story.

[@MrWhoevr]

Drill a hole in a tree with their nose.

[@mixmaster1042]

I learned that the hard way

[@ILobSquabs]

I just did the thousandth like

[@Mr-Ad-196]

Red vs Blue in the nutshell in each game.

[@TheWoollyFrog]

in a peanut shell*

[@SMACKADOOS]

It's a swapped one for me. The reds always win and it pisses me off.

[@foreignroninl1555]

0:46 Woodpecker: Suck it blue!

[@gletchguy8806]

Teams have been autobalanced

[@liquiddude9855]

yeah, horde was always better at pvp

[@Lambda_Ovine]

Their movements are so quick, graceful and precise.

[@rafaynoman1180]

That woodpecker was lucky that the blue jays came alone they are usually accompanied by a racoon, an angry gumball machine, a sasquatch, a naive lollipop man, a ghost that gives you hi fives, and a strange green muscle man.

[@pikachupikachu6618]

I Love Regular show

[@EyeSmiteThee]

Team Blue Jay 🤲🏻 since they never peck my gutters ❤️

[@dragon-acrocantho]

Exciting video sharing dear 👍

[@wintersanctuary]

Wow! That was really great to watch. Thank you. Absolutely gorgeous birds xxx💙💛❤️

[@aRandomwacko]

Ah yes, the blue vs red bird war of '67

[@atpoe2273]

And this is how a war started in his backyard

[@srtjhsrzdfhkgdf9961]

観られてよかったです！ありがとうございます

[@pigeonboi6577]

I've noticed blue jays are really shy birds until you feed them like in this vid they barley stay they just pick up a nut and fly away as quick as they can

[@shan3622]

I think Mordecai and Margaret are having a problem

[@octoberdawn1087]

How di I attract woodpeckers? The blue Jay's scream all day.

[@Oofteam1]

Woaaaaaaah

[@drakke125Channel]

Animals in general aren't good with confrontations, whoever initiates the aggressive tactics usually wins.

[@ANTINUTZI]

... Peanuts envy???

[@pac1fic055]

Red bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

[@Infected-Candies]

Pig versus lumber jack

[@PsychoMadHatter2]

Woody woodpecker vs Mordocai

[@j.s8660]

Mordecai is in a toxic relationship again

[@lunacamila6157]

KKKKKKKKK

[@darnellbutwithonel9907]

mordecai and margaret ain't looking too good 😬

[@j.s8660]

I know right, he is better with the cloud cick

[@milorodriguez3428]

@@j.s8660 you mean the batchick

[@xx-doomripper-xx3249]

He can't catch a break can he

[@drServitis]

"I SPEND MY LIFE BREAKING OPEN TREES WITH MY HEAD. GO AHEAD AND TRY ME."

[@alexh.8150]

Lol 😂

[@moontrooper2587]

* A head.

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

Lmgdao this comment is awesome

[@Soniccairo]

MoonTrooper258 aa my head*

[@noxamonster]

IM THE 1KTH LIKE!!!M 😂😂😂

[@ButtersTheBean]

I love blue jays, I have a family of them in my front yard.

[@calculuslover386]

owO its butters

[@parlor3115]

So you're a blue jay as well?

[@axx012]

During spring. Blue Jays and Red Robins be in my yard to get the remainder of my Cats food.

[@Wellnseddich]

We don't have those in Germany.. :(

[@ResidentCatLove]

Beany Baby... I never knew that

[@ishabop]

im lost in the bird section of youtube

[@sand3794]

Same all I watched was baby birds get eating

[@jbooks888]

Me too, But that's not such a bad place to be lost!

[@albertpratclaramunt]

Birds bath?? ☺

[@mauz791]

Hummingbird pool party

[@CBRN-115]

Birbs

[@VideoSaySo]

In all my years as a bird watcher (and feeder), one thing I've learned...Blue Jays absolutely LOVE peanuts! We used to buy one of those gigantic 40 pound bags of peanuts and they watched us unload the bag every time, screeching like crazy! I also learned that you should never feed them roasted peanuts either...it's best to give them the raw kind.

[@moraloeval851]

Why can’t you give them the roasted kind..?

[@VideoSaySo]

@@moraloeval851 Actually two reasons: Sometimes places will put that powdered salt on them after they're roasted. Like they do sunflower seeds. That's really bad for them, but they can also make them choke if they're not raw. I'm not sure why,

[@AnalGravey]

No kidding literally went and bought a regular sized bag I guess 2 pounds mabey 3 in peanuts didn't take long for them to finish it all up

[@kevin-yv1ig]

I feed them ever morning. They wait for me to put them out. They are so mean to the squirrels though. I felt bad for them so I put a pile in the wood shed where the Blu Jays can't get at them. But now they wait for him to leave and ambush the squirrels as they come out.

[@moobutt]

@@kevin-yv1ig - I have my chihuahuas trained to run out the doggy door and bark at the squirrels when I yell “ damn squirrels” 😂😂😂

[@gregbruhl2787]

Woody Woodpecker Vs. Mordecai

[@christopherjordan6235]

That's what I said!

[@SK-gb2ts]

Christopher Jordan yeah but he said it first

[@Tsubahi]

I was gonna say that! :)

[@Renkencen]

You know whose else said that? MY MOM!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!

[@rabbit0664]

Greg Bruhl Funny was thinking the same.

[@zenokazuya5882]

"MORDECAI YOU BETTER STOP ARGUING WITH MARGARET OVER SNACKS OR YOU'RE FIRED!"

[@asifselimov2343]

That was really good

[@tanalbi]

Margaret is a red robin, not a woodpecker

[@unknownaura]

@@tanalbi 🤦🤦🙄

[@unknownaura]

@@tanalbijust take a damn joke

[@tanalbi]

@@unknownaura woosh!

[@Starfighter_Cookies]

0:35 I love how he flew back and told his whole fam it was safe to get the peanuts

[@PlatinumHustle]

😂

[@Averagedayz971]

I thought he was just showing sass 😂😂😂😂

[@DinosaurKale]

Whenever I see a lot of blue jays together, it seems like there's always one red-bellied woodpecker hanging out near them. Maybe because the jays provide good cover from predators, and the woodpecker can actually hold his own around bullying jays.

[@billyboblillybob344]

Could also be that Blue Jays cache their bits of food and maybe the Red Bellied Woodpeckers are onto that game and steal from the Blue Jays' caches. I have seen squirrels and Blue Jays steal each others' caches for what it's worth...

[@OceanLife772]

You are onto something! I have between 25-40 Jays at once when I throw peanuts. Last 5 days, a woodpecker has been showing up. He waits to get in the action-I saw him grab full peanuts 🥜 fly to a palm tree and open it while hanging sideways-Amazing! I m thinking he is dropping some of it?!? So Cool to watch!

[@TralfazConstruction]

The jays will let everyone know when the hawks are nearby. I can tell by their impatient tone.

[@paulburns4721]

@Dana William Agree. The Blue Jays I see at my feeders always flee from other birds. I've seen Cardinals run them off. Doves run everything off, though. Even the Red Bellied Woodpecker doesn't tangle with Doves for some reason.

[@brigidtheirish]

@@paulburns4721 Huh. The blue jays I've seen are the ones doing the bullying. Then again, there aren't many birds their size or larger around here. We've got woodpeckers and mourning doves, but they usually show up at different times or just aren't that interested in where the jays hang out. Well, that's not entirely correct. Grackles will run off *everything.*

[@ScarletFenrir]

Woody Woodpecker: I'm the best cartoon network's avian character ever! Mordecai: *Hold my beer...*

[@pikachupikachu6618]

Regular Show Language *Hold my Soda* 😂

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

For what possible reason could anyone give this a thumbs down? Peanut allergy?

[@adrianschuurmans]

229 must be a lot of miserable people that can't stand cute, joy and beauty.

[@sauraphaganax]

My family died by blue jays and wood peckers ate them

[@cathedral94]

They have a stick up their arse

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Maybe they were expecting a longer confrontation?

[@vibhavperi983]

feeding birds is unethical. video disliked

[@nuttzack6973]

1:01 Proof that the peanuts we're filled with marijuana.

[@Blue_Mike]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bigsam8597]

Ok, that made me laugh

[@dannyboygregory-mccormick9157]

I almost spit out my food

[@Rtd398]

Omg!😂💀

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... were* filled (we're = we are)

[@Nekoszowa]

First time seeing a woodpecker from this near.

[@annderrs5159]

You live in a city? I do as well but not near the downtown. I feed birds during winter and woodpeckers are regular visitors at my balcony :)

[@Koraxus]

I live in Mexico and I see them like 40 times a day. On the other hand I had never seen the blue bird before.

[@ILive2Rescue]

Koraxus I had to smile when you said you’ve never seen the blue bird before. The reason? There are blue birds called Bluebirds. Lol

[@Koraxus]

@Landon Stoltzfus Yeah, they don't occur naturally in my zone, though there are related corvids that are blue and sorta similar. They're called "charas" here. A few species are green too.

[@charmedprince]

@@Koraxus i love how you're replying to a long ago comment :)

[@blekolm]

Margaret VS Mordecai Fight

[@andresmontero9755]

0:03 Woody vs. Mordecai

[@Vindaya_]

Mordecai: WHATS YOUR PROBLEM!!!

[@davionanderson4940]

Mordecai vs. Woody Woodpecker

[@o.m.tleague3040]

Moreicai vs Margret

[@НикитаЦеханович-ж9к]

This is somewhere in North America, right? It so amazing to observe your birds. We also have jays in Russia, but they look pretty different, we have woodpeckers but they are also not like that. Very exciting to watch those of yours!

[@missblackwood]

Wholesome comment💜

[@number4cat1]

Yes, eastern North America. There are at 10 other "jays" in North America. The "Steller's Jay" is the western counterpart of the "Blue Jay." I looked up your Eurasian Jay and Siberian Jay.

[@number4cat1]

But you Russians are winning with KZbin videos of people who own large pussycats (pumas, cheetahs, lynxes, bobcats, and leopards).

[@danih7577]

Yes , I noticed when I went to Ireland that the blue jays and just about every bird and flower had a slight difference. Except sparrows they look the same everywhere.

[@baigandinel7956]

That is consistent with birds of the northeastern United States, not sure about the rest of "eastern North America."

[@butternutyeeetsbanana.-.5389]

Don’t mess with my nuts! --almost all birds.

[@astridpavletic6758]

nice

[@secretkeeper8472]

I love when Bluejays imitate the hawks.

[@zenebean]

It's really funny when they go quiet due to an actual red shouldered hawk flying by

[@ScoutBurro999]

Margaret and mordecai arguining

[@magica1355]

Blue jays are mean as hell they will literally pick up and throw eggs out of another birds' nest so they can have the nest. But wood peckers take no shit!

[@historian909]

I swear the first blue Jay was yelling "MINE MINE MINE!!!!"

[@jossteve3018]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kylechaney6960]

They let the rest of the party know where the food is

[@joesomebody3365]

It's amazing just how fast those birds are when you see them up close with a camera like this.

[@OmegaRedFan]

How do you get wild animals to like you? Feed them food nonstop.

[@bubbazenetti5169]

Didn't know wood peckers liked peanuts. Or blue jays. Learn something new everyday

[@catlake2067]

1:06 just. a blue jay praising his food

[@CaptainGiratina]

it's actually a white breasted nuthatch.

[@vadifadoms]

He's praying to the food gods.

[@snowflakeserpert6834]

It's dancing the Birbo Dance

[@icecreamsandwich7522]

Jay M ...wow

[@regulate.artificer_g23.mdctlsk]

... that's a different bird

[@lonewolf261000]

That bird at the end is like ( throw you wings in the air and wave em like you just don’t care) 😂😂😂

[@qonceferecova4244]

Salam

[@johntumahab323]

These birds seem to realize they got to snatch those peanuts quick before another bird does.

[@OmegaRedFan]

Birds.....Birds Everywhere.

[@kiddfaith4397]

Update; Recently added a small, plastic porch table to the feeding area, and split the peanuts between that and the basket. With one crow, at least three jays and around seven magpies, it’s gotten the birds to stop being aggressive over who’s turn it is to take food. They also all really love plain cooked eggs, which I encourage you to try.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Eggs, I'll have to try that! I've been experimenting with having them queue in line with mixed results :-) BB

[@moonlightcocktail]

Lol eggs are from birds (though a different species of course) I know nature works like that but I just think it's funny

[@axscend9147]

margaret when mordecai does anything

[@2012truth1776]

You can hear The jays, mimicking the red shoulder hawks’ call, in the background. Cool video, Im a fellow bird nerd and I love capturing bird photography 👍🏻

[@DougMacRay]

2012truth1776 I caught that too. In my Boston neighborhood they do a dead-on impersonation of the Red-Tailed Hawk too. They’re amazing mimickers. Stay Strong, Boston

[@garethcollocott6310]

VERY nice spot...only heard once I saw your comment. Wonder why? Frighten other birds away until they have the stash?

[@Revie_Genette]

in my area i've seen and heard Steller's jays imitate a red-tailed hawk screech

[@2012truth1776]

@@garethcollocott6310 exactly!!! 🤙🏻

[@walterpalmer2749]

Birds DO love peanuts. In fact most any animal as well, myself included.

[@Bacopa68]

Praise be to the West African cultures that noticed the strangest legume ever and decided it was yummy enough to cultivate.

[@tomatelord8126]

Mordecai vs Woody Woodpecker

[@petitmuguet]

Our woodpeckers are also pretty fiesty! They aren't stressed at all and usually stick around the feeder for hours on end. They're quite the character! TFS as always.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+mariam We have a resident pair that hang around the feeders and visit the woodpecker house even when not nesting. They become rather friendly!

[@prosimian]

Just two dinosaurs fighting

[@rendellbartholomew2742]

Blue Jays are beautiful birds.

[@Ringodino]

Mordecai

[@MinakoMarioFan1992]

Mordecai wanted some peanuts too.

[@christopherjordan6235]

Woody Woodpecker vs. Mordecai

[@Forevertrue]

Woody is a pileated wood pecker not a red belly.

[@DavidSmith-lv8mr]

+Ineluctable Smith you're wrong.

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

"Wanna play Hole in the Head?" Blue Jay "uh nope"

[@BOAYang]

Blue jays are just crip woodpeckers.

[@beepbeep5181]

Okay but can we talk about how nice their garden is

[@charmedprince]

Yes nice enough to have an ecosystem of birds living within it :)

[@katyacarmichael8913]

Blue jays actually tend to be bullies. I watch the birds outside on the deck a lot and while they are skiddish, the blue jays actually tend to be the aggressors.

[@AQSKY]

Did you see the blue Jay weighing witch penut was heavier.

[@konundrum3678]

Quality control

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... which* peanut* ...

[@dereckc9469]

they do this

[@lulem400]

0:32 holy snikes that was fast and loud! : )

[@jayboiii2331]

Woody Woodpecker vs Mordecai’s family

[@esponjamanelmen6560]

Rare footage of mordecai and woody fighting

[@AAvfx]

Luckily, the camera was unharmed! 😎

[@1SoccerFan]

We had put birdseed on the ground and one day I looked out the window and a woodpecker was eating when 2 crows came. The woodpecker went after them and they left pretty quick. Woodpeckers are awesome.

[@nickrigdon8883]

Blue jays love to act like the tough guy but everyone knows you don’t mess with woodpeckers

[@ralphjimenez3191]

Margret & Mordecai: *_These Edibles Ain't Sh-_*

[@dstinnettmusic]

"Two therapods battling over prey." --2019, colorized

[@michaelyu2744]

Does it still count as prey if it is already dead?

[@sqeakyloaf9332]

@@michaelyu2744 and a plant?

[@walterhartwellwhite346]

This is litterly Mordecai and Margret

[@0bstolerance]

Mordecai tries to steal food from Margaret after months of getting fired from the Park.

[@samisnoob8454]

Epic regular show episode

[@johnnymcblaze]

Bluejays are just about the most aggressive species of small bird you can find. Yet 5 Bluejays will haul ass away from a single mockingbird.

[@Bacopa68]

That's because blue jays are corvids morphed into a songbird. And like all corvids, their natural aggression is informed by their high intelligence. The mockingbird is just a stupid songbird with a chip on its shoulder. The Jays are willing to negotiate, the mockingbird is not. I bet while the mockingbird was off being tough he lost his dead lizard to one of the jays who hung back.

[@Solidsnek2024]

Mordecai got owned

[@Obiwan7100]

Mordecai vs Woody Woodpecker.

[@keezymann4655]

Mordecai wasn’t ready for da funk

[@ImLaneSmile]

Seeing how quick I can find a Mordecai comment 1.38 seconds for whoever asked

[@a-bird-lover]

Top 10 anime battles

[@Bubs88429]

Top 10 anime cross-overs

[@Arockpik]

THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY Mordecai vs woody woodpecker

[@Nathan-du2ju]

Man Margret really just won’t go out with Mordecai will she

[@povnw8985]

Peckerwood said, " Get off my nuts you blue bastard! I AM THE ONE WHO PECKS!!!".😹 And that Bird on the end credits saying," Hey baby! Run dat ass back by me! I look like a Nuthatch, but I'm hung like a pelican!",

[@violina48]

This is gorgeous!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Annemieke van Leeuwen Thanks Anne! BB

[@JanBork]

Pp

[@bax323]

That Woodpecker doesn't want that Blue Jay messing with his nuts.

[@kaitobrooks]

Woody vs Mordecai

[@ChasBeauregarde]

I'm glad the woodpecker held his own. We have both woodpeckers and jays where we are and the jays are such bullies. They used to taunt a housecat I had!

[@EinMannMitEi]

Mordecai Vs margaret

[@sunpoweredsunlamp7322]

BACK OFF MORDECAI!

[@kev2020]

Blue Jays around my house terrorize the poor cardinals but the little mockingbirds keep everyone in check. Including my dog and the local redtail hawk.

[@trey5285]

Red v.s Blue

[@vamanosninja4143]

Bloods vs Crypts

[@karinneeskens]

Naruto vs Sasuke Daenerys Targaryen Vs John snow

[@elperronimo]

Woodpecker: high dps, low hp, med movement Bluejay: med dps, med hp, high movement

[@goofiestgambull]

huh. so this is how mordecai and margret broke up.

[@austinditullio6682]

Red bellied woodpecker vs. Blue Jay......Let's Fight!

[@BlackbeanCatVC15]

Blue Jays are highly, highly intelligent birds. I actually play a form of fetch with some. These little fellas communicate with me. They'll chirp when it's time to throw the nut. If I don't break the shell, they drop it and fly on branch above me a chirp until I throw one. They're priceless. They sound like a rusty clothline.

[@OmegaRedFan]

I see them in the trees all the time in flocks. They just sit there. And then they fly around, and then they land back at the same spot there were before. They're thinking birds.

[@numbuh1507]

Let's see who's the winner : Woody Woodpecker 's laugh or Mordecai's OOOOOH shout.

[@slivereaglexx353]

Mordecai and gravity falls woodpecker

[@louielouie22]

Yup. My woodpecker does the same thing when I feed them peanuts. Those blue Jays are greedy lol I've seen them take in two peanuts. One down their throats and the other carried by beaks.

[@orangee2048]

Can someone convince me that blue jays aren’t just blue Cardinals

[@YaoEspirito]

They are different in every way. They're both birds with a tufted crest, other than that, they resemble each other not at all.

[@Adplusamequalsadam]

Blue jays are in the family Corvidae, not Cardinalidae. But there is a blue clade in the cardinal family that includes the blue grosbeak, blue seedeater, and others.

[@oykumelissari]

Rigby will get mad