4 Things You Didn't Know About Blue Jays

[@billko867]

It's always so special when you post, since you've been "semi-retired" from KZbin.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

There's so many more videos I want to complete. Thanks for stopping by ☺

[@javamanV3]

Agree! I have wondered where is Lesley? Then finally this popped up! Happy to see you!!

[@junkiesunset]

Agreed!!!!

[@FastNCurious88]

@@LesleytheBirdNerdthank you for continuing to feed our souls with goodness ❤🎉

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Agreed! Lesley's posts are a treasured gift!

[@llamalover02]

We are so fortunate. Please don't feel pressure to post often (or even at all), but know we do appreciate you, you wonderful nerdy birdy.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thanks for being so thoughtful and understanding. 💙 I do have plans for more videos though, I've been working on several over the last several months. So looking forward to uploading them over Fall and Winter. 🐦

[@cindybarton8562]

I feel the same ❤🪶💙💙💙❤

[@FastNCurious88]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd omg I'm so hyped I love you seriously my soul recognizes your soul I wish you blessings and happiness for all your days you are a very special person and I thank you for keeping on. Even if they're not frequent each post from you is such a gift to me. I'm deep in depression right now, life has not been kind to me and your videos help me soooo much. God bless you and yours ❤️‍🩹🙌🏻🫂

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I'm so sorry that life has been tough for you lately. You are not alone my friend. Take good care of yourself and take time to be with yourself ( if that is needed) or with those that you feel good around ( even if that is just one person) Keeping you in my prayers. Much love

[@SuntoSet77]

I will keep you in my prayers. I am a cancer Survivor, still surviving 8yrs later but a multitude of health problems, depression and anxiety I have and do experience. I find it a roller-coaster. I up in Northern Arizona and we have many Blue Jay and Starling Jays. I spend hours in the woods most days and its where I find my true self. No matter what Im going through, the Birds and Forest welcome me home. We are so blessed by Leslie and her videos. Her soothing voice and I love her Abooots. I pray for peace for all that suffer. ​@@FastNCurious88

[@sherriianiro747]

These birds are some of the most loyal and intelligent which is why they are survivors. One had a nest parallel to my bathroom wiindow in a blue spruce. One night, a huge thunderstorm hit with gale force winds and hail. I watched in horror while the tree swayed and the momma got pounded by the hail, believing she would fly away and abandon her nest of five, but she stood firm and sat there with her eyes tightly closed and did not move. When the storm passed, she peeked underneath her as if to make sure the little ones were ok, and went back to sleep. From that point on I have major respect for these birds for their unwavering devotion and protection of their young!

[@BirdsandGhibliFan]

@@sherriianiro747 Aw, that’s such a touching story! 🥹

[@marylongoria9431]

Blessings to you and your family!❤ thank you Lesley!

[@johnt565]

Lesley- Your sensitive knowledge of birds is really profound. Thank you for continuing to share this with your fans! It means an enormous amount!

[@SpeakingTheTruthsAndPeaceOut_V]

@@johnt565 Lesley YT channel focused on North America birds. There is another great YT channel called kodowmer focusing on SE Asia birds. They are very different and a joy to watch for bird lovers.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Happy to share it :) Thanks for watching and leaving the nice comment.

[@Keivan.Bagheri]

You have no idea how much you're missed when you're not around Lesley.. 💜

[@joem7641]

Blue has changed his relationship status to 'It's Complicated'

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Hahahaha 😄

[@jackiwheeler6963]

That's funny 😂

[@loveit7484]

@@joem7641 hahahaha! That gave me a good laugh!

[@volvo09]

Good one!

[@bobhamulak3646]

Yeah, I'm left wondering if "Blue" doesn't have some character traits of a politician! Lesley might rename Blue to "Benitto" or even "Vladimir". (LOL)

[@robbabcock_]

Wow, what a nice surprise, Lesley!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thanks for stopping by ☺

[@2Hearts3]

​@@LesleytheBirdNerdThank you, Lesley-- Blue Jays are some of my favorite birds. I love their distinctive call and beautiful blue color.

[@SpeakingTheTruthsAndPeaceOut_V]

Welcome back, Lesley. It has been a long while! 🥹

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you very much!

[@joem7641]

It's a pleasure to see you post again, Lesley.

[@AlainSTO]

Your Blue Jay videos helped me sway a lot of my family's opinions of them. And now my mom loves leaving peanuts out for the ones in her backyard

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That makes me soo happy! 🐦

[@mitchmatthews6713]

Welcome back, Lesley! You and your videos were truly missed! Big hug from Detroit!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Aww thanks so much. hugs!

[@Degee5585]

Another big hug from Toledo !😊

[@imtryingmybest]

One more from Ann Arbor!

[@MonicaMovieStar]

And another from New Jersey!

[@stephenullman4534]

Hugs from Rhode Island! It's a real treat to hear your voice again!​@@LesleytheBirdNerd

[@turkeyrunfarms]

Awe! They are beautiful- and loud! They wake me up every morning yelling for me to fill the feeder.

[@Spunky.Streams]

It’s September in the northern new jersey foothills, and that means we have had some BIG visitors flying through our territory. The hawks are migrating south, which strikes terror into my heart- along with the hearts of our Vatican of Cardinals. This year I fought hard to make life easy for the cardinals, and now we have many new sweeties.. very proud of Conkey & Ruby and how far they have come.. it has been the greatest joy of my life on earth. Yesterday I was outside pacing back and forth to try and discourage the hawks from stopping by our territory. There were so many hawks yesterday that I was forced to take off from work in the afternoon! I looked up and my heart dropped as I saw 4 hawks.. heading this way. But then, something spectacular happened. 6 Blue Jays banded together at the frontline in the pine trees and they made a STAND. 🪖They were all chirping their cute little monkey call, but with 6- it was intimidating enough to deter the hawks from coming our way. I watched in tears of joy as the cardinals came around me and were also looking up happy at the Blue Jays. We all lived to sing another day.. thank you for showing love to our sweetie blues! 🕊️😇

[@Vanessa_Simone_In_Toronto]

My parents fed the Blue Jays on our balcony growing up. The first time I saw them while moulting, I broke down crying thinking that they were sick, or poisoned. I had nightmares about them dying. Later, thanks to the internet, I finally came across information saying that they were moulting. Love your videos.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Oh my gosh, that's so sad what you went through. I'm the same way when it comes to wildlife. I end up having bad dreams and being very disturbed when something bad happens. I can imagine the enormous relief you felt when you learned that they were ok and it was their normal way of molting.

[@cshort2565]

My magpie friends here in Colorado are currently moulting and they look terrible! It’s a stressful time for them (and me too!). Their heads and necks are so scrawny looking!

[@vickibowen5617]

Oh, how much I really do love Blue Jays! They're such characters-- and so smart. And very beautiful, striking blue coloring... 💙💙💙 Thanks, Lesley

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

They are awesome. Love watching them and hanging with them :) Thanks for dropping by

[@vickibowen5617]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd ♥️♥️♥️

[@belwynne1386]

So glad to see your post!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you!

[@Frank-r1j]

I hope the ornithology community appreciates the detailed information your years of videos have produced. There should be an award for this type of dedication. Thank you, Lesley.

[@caseymead9399]

I love those squeaky blue peanut gobblers!!

[@screddot7074]

My favorite bird from my favorite Bird Nerd.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Aww thanks a bunch ☺🐦

[@Sweetlilyshow]

Thank you for sharing… beautiful blue Jays 🩷🩷🩷

[@kevhead1525]

Yep my Jays love peanuts and shriek at me for more when they have run out.

[@JaneMurray-di3gq]

Mine do that too. I have one that I named Squawker.

[@kevhead1525]

@@JaneMurray-di3gq they have lots of voices, they hop around, they go thru 5 or 6 peanuts before they find one that's just right. All in all, an amusing and good looking bird.

[@lorimuschko2541]

You helped me to love bluejays

[@MegaLivingIt]

Good grief! What's with the funny jumping? So cute.😀

[@Lincoln7Zulu]

Thank you for popping in!

[@gordturnbull4835]

My kitten says two paws up! Nice to have you back.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Aww tooo cuuute 🐈🐱

[@henryleslievermont6004]

Love watching Blue Jays 👍

[@BParis-xf7um]

I love feeding my backyard blue jays. I’ve never been able to tell them apart because they don’t stick around long enough. They grab their shelled peanut and fly quickly back across the large pond to another tree. There’s one that always accompanies a wood pecker who knock, knock, knocks on my patio tin roof to demand her peanut. I love your videos so much. Thank you for taking the time to share them. ❣️😁

[@tomhoornstra1954]

Welcome back, Leslie! Glad to have the wealth of your experience to draw on once again.

[@BirdsNNVA]

Lesley, I’m thrilled that you decided to make and post this video! Your intimate knowledge of your flock of blue jays has elucidated aspects of their behavior in never would have suspected! Females feeding males! Extramarital affairs and even possible copulation! I live in a wooded area of a city and blue jays don’t live in my yard, but they keep a sharp eye out for me putting out nuts for squirrels and birds. They call excitedly when i do, sometimes very close to me (though i don’t see them!) i watch them from my window - they eat and drink at birdbaths - but the only interaction I’ve seen between them was a blue jay aerial fight a couple of years ago, i think over the territory of my feeding areas. I’ve learned so much about them from your videos. Thank you!

[@markbacon7530]

Leslie, in a world of anger, turmoil and unrest, your posts are a beautiful retreat. You bring beauty and gentleness to our lives. Thank you for sharing these lovely birds with us.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That's very kind of you, I'm happy to hear that you enjoy my posts!

[@davidbailey6350]

Absolutely love your videos. You have made the Bluejay my favorite bird that hangs around my yard here in northern Connecticut. Although around here, they are very secretive little devils.

[@Christianimations1]

Very glad to see your post, Lesley! I'd like to see some more white throated sparrow videos if possible 😁

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I've been working on 2 different videos of the White-throated sparrow. If all goes well one will be uploaded this Fall and the other later on, maybe closer to Spring. Thanks for stopping by ☺

[@Christianimations1]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd yay! Can't wait! That's one of my favorite birds, they have the best call in my opinion. I've been watching your latest KZbin short of its little anthem, so I'm happy to know you have another one ready for the future! 🥰

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

@@Christianimations1 You're in for a treat! One of the videos is all about something interesting to do with their song, and at the end of the video will be 20 mins of just them singing ☺

[@bobhamulak3646]

Hey Lesley! You're back! What a pleasant surprise! We missed you!

[@jerryodell1168]

The birds are amazing creation. My Daughter keeps several feeding stations in the back yard and I get to sit in my outdoor rocking chair and watch their antics along with the chipmunks, squirrels, occasional blond fox who always stays back by the woods, woodchucks, the deer under the apple trees snacking on the fallen apples or reaching up in to grab one from time-to-time, woodchucks, and other critters that come in. Whenever, a raptor (mostly hawks and owls) shows up everyone of them stop and not move or flee for cover.

[@NCrdwlf]

Great to see you again !

[@jimmyjames2022]

Love your Blue Jay videos, your familiarity and insight is such an inspiration to us bird lovers.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I really appreciate that, thank you!

[@zivcovla]

I have always “liked” birds, but your videos have made me fall in love with birds. Thank you so much.

[@cherylgawne711]

I think all birds are more complex than ppl realize!!❤ What I’ve found with my chickens is that the lower on the pecking order Chooks wing flick when nervous or worried about a higher status bird being around…. 👀

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Agree 100 percent! They are all so much more than we realize :) That's so interesting about what you learned about your chickens wing flickering. With the blue jays it don't seem to be correlated to that because Feisty Jay is such a dominate jay, certianly high up in the hierarchy. Love this stuff, birds are fascinating.

[@christinesimpkin570]

Your research and knowledge are amazing and much appreciated by us 💙💙 Thank you 💙

[@4estdweller4ever]

Thank you, Dear Heart for this video. So uplifting. Birds are exquisite creatures. I love them all. I had a flock of blue jays about 18 or 20, who would visit my house when I lived on the Oregon coast. They would fly down from the hill behind me and I would throw pnuts down the driveway. They would often walk around on my roof and come scream at my bedroom window if I didn’t get up early enough to suit them. I miss them so very much. I am entranced by birds. Thanks again. I missed you too 😊

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thanks so much for your kind comment. Blue Jays are such fun birds, you had a nice flock visiting you in your Oregon home. Mine walk around on my roof too, haha. They also perch on the side of my window and look in at me as I work. It's the sweetest kind of distraction from work. I hope you have a great new week ahead. 🐦

[@Merkygloom]

So glad to see you back. Love blue jays and their creaky creaky call

[@carmmk6630]

🍃 I have eight blue jays come to my deck feeder. They are two families of four it is wonderful to observe their interactions within each family as well as when the two families try to dominate the food tray. I have one adolescence female who I named Little Blue she is very enduring and trusting of me. Lesley, thank you for a great video on the Blue Jay, it was lovely to hear your thoughts. 😊🍃

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Aww I love that name "Little Blue". Back in 2017 I named one of Blue and Sweet Girl's son's 'Little Blue' he looked sooo much like Blue and he was so trusting of me. I loved him. Thanks for your nice comment.

[@OutdoorLonghair]

Yay it's Lesley and her blue buddies. Missed y'all.

[@lindaoostmeyer4637]

So glad to see you post! We've missed you! ❤

[@BloodLaboratorySafety]

What a sweet and wonderful video. 🎉 Every morning I have a blue jay that comes up to my door, and pecks for food. I walk out and feed my blue jay and all his friends! They are so friendly and majestic. Thank you ❤ for all your lovely videos.

[@dab7963]

They are my favorites. I started this hobby this year and I have seen so many different types of birds but I have come to love the Blue Jays the most. I love how they look at me and tilt their head kind of like a dog does when it's looking at you to say hey what's going on. They are very shy however they fly in quickly grab shelled peanuts from my feet are and fly away. I have seen videos you have posted where you actually get them to come to you and take a peanut mine if I move or make any noise they get spooked and fly away. They will observe me from a distance and I'm hoping that when the weather gets cold that they will come to know me and not be so afraid of me and understand that I am their friend and want to help take care of them. I love taking pictures and I'm a photography nut as a hobby and love taking beautiful pictures of all the birds but the Blue Jays just capture my heart. I even bought one of those deck propane heaters so that when it gets snowy and wintery I can still stay outside and enjoy them and continue taking pictures. Do you have any advice on how I can get them to trust me and come take peanuts. I have tried placing some of them on my deck railing a few feet away from me with some getting closer and closer to me but they won't touch them until I go inside and then they of course will come down and grab them all. How long did it take you before they trusted you?

[@irmawesterback2930]

Absolutely stunning video. Thank you Lesley🌿💮🌲

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you very much ☺

[@mjinfl967]

Brilliant! Thank you so much!💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@GaryT1952]

All my jays have lost their crest feathers and look like little old men when they fly in for their peanuts...happens every year, and for those few weeks they look almost prehistoric instead of their majestic selves. Thanks for another lovely video Lesley.

[@Yan-Fun]

Beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing such a nice video ❤

[@lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64]

Thanks for this video! I appreciate it very much. We have quite a few blue jays in our yard. I feed them daily. I'm glad to gain some insight into them and their behavior. The ones here in Michigan are HUGE.😁

[@SheenaRea]

The photography in these videos is always stunning!! I so appreciate your work!

[@prophetessdeniseann]

God bless you fellow bird lover 🙏🏻

[@stevenriley2525]

Hey, you're back! Love it... And the video. We enjoy our Blue Jays in Silver Spring, Maryland.

[@jameswhite9127]

I love this! I'm from the PNW and have scrub jays and steller's jays. One day I hope to see a proper blue jay too!

[@whobedannyd]

It is SO GREAT to see you back, Lesley!! It may sound strange, but I have been praying for you. Your "going away" video touched me deeply!! YOU. ARE. THE. BEST!!! (And there is only ONE "BEST"!!)

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That don't sound weird at all, and I truly appreciate that you would include me in your prayers. Thank you :) Although, I'm not back full with uploading videos there will be some more. Take care

[@whobedannyd]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd The quality of your videos and the wealth of information you present are simply amazing. You are extremely talented!! I look forward to seeing all of your future videos. Please take care of yourself and your family first. God bless you, my friend!!

[@rickwojcik7983]

Welcome back! I think I speak for a lot of birders when I say we missed you! Theres something special about your videos.......

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you so much

[@virginiasturken444]

Leslie, so wonderful to hear your voice again. Thanks for another fabulous video. 💕

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

aww thank you :)

[@jamescady723]

Hi, Lesley! Thanks so much for another video. I know how much work goes into these. Much love.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thanks so much for checking it out and leaving a nice comment. 🐦

[@KarmaKittyFubarZen]

You have really helped me appreciate the birds in my yard. Thank you!

[@JM-bs7ke]

Great to hear from you Lesley!!!!!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Glad to see a comment from you ;)

[@tramarherrera6685]

Leslie, I'm so glad you are back. We have missed you so much. But don't get overloaded, take it easy . I have five blue jays that are always at my bird feeders, I love them.❤

[@BirdsofaMidwestParadise]

❤ the video! Thank you for sharing! 🎉

[@lapsedluddite3381]

What a rare and delightful treat it is to see another wonderful video from you Lesley! Thank you so very much! 💙🩵🐦🩵💙

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

My pleasure 😊

[@jeffjones6951]

As a casual follower of your channel, I've been impressed by much of your recent offerings since "signing off" last year. Your photo essays and videos such as this are some of your best ever! Remarkably beautiful and informative. Thanks Lesley!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you very much, Jeff :)

[@fairlyvague82]

Wow, so beautiful! 💙💙💙 I can’t even begin to imagine how much time and effort has gone into this but it’s very much appreciated. Happy chirp chirps from 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 😊

[@Merbella]

I have a bluejay named Blue. 😂 ❤ he and his family have entertained me for years. 😊

[@LimitlessThinker]

These were the first birds I recall seeing when I was a child. I saw two in the yard and the color was beautiful. I was in amazement and have been ever since.

[@donaldvincent]

Welcome back. Your videos are so refreshing. We get smarter & feel relaxed at the same time.

[@JanMessersmith]

Excellent.

[@irishmermaid4]

So wonderful you shared with us again!❤

[@OohMax]

Missed your knowledge and your birds. I hope you had a restful break. Welcome back ❤

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks for posting Lesley. Sure miss you

[@JSparrowist]

I wasn't expecting an upload again from you, but I am glad that you did! Blue Jays are some of my most favorite birds! Thank you for another wonderful birding video!

[@TUKByV1]

That's a lot of information!

[@CenturianEagle]

Yay a new video!!! 🥰🥰🥰 I love the bluejay videos thank you 😊. So those jays live 2 KM away in the winter? How did you find them the first winter? Or if the opposite happened, how surprising was it to find them at your house one day?

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you. Blue Jay videos always seem to turn out being some of the most fun and interesting. I always love making them. To answer your question; some of the pairs live far from me while others are closer. In my first winter I hadn't much of clue how any of it worked. It really wasn't until the next year when I learned from Blue that he preferred to be further up in the woods away from the other jays (Less fighting to worry about I guess) From there I adapted to his wishes and made sure to visit him. haha! So who's getting trained here? From there I started learning that other jays also lived up around that area. It was always exciting seeing Blue and Sweet Girl all the way down here, and it was much less common than some of the other birds. It was easy to see that they didn't have a place in the hierarchy when down here.

[@CenturianEagle]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd ah I see! That’s so interesting! Thank you for answering my question 😊 you explained it perfectly! That is really cool. Haha my first year with my cardinals was funny too, I didn’t know when their active times were, and it worked out where I just never saw them, so I kept thinking they had left or something happened to them. And I didn’t know they stayed during winter until the end of winter when I saw the male all puffed up in a branch, standing out so much in the snow. The past four times I’ve fed my backyard cardinals in a row, the female has flown right directly at me! She’s not afraid of me anymore, I actually ducked the first time because I thought she would fly into me. And then she’ll stand on the branch the feeder is attached to with little to no fear. I hope I can take this and with a bit of work turn it into a hand feeding like you do 😊. Thank you Lesley ! Sorry for long reply

[@carlericpickett597]

Hey there. Good to see your posts. Hope everything is well. God bless.

[@heatherh3457]

Made my day to see you have posted again.❤

[@deew7014]

I love all birds ❤❤❤

[@gregcrowe8885]

Thank You for caring ❤

[@donloughrey1615]

Thank you 👍

[@TheOldGord]

Thank you for coming back Lesley. I always enjoy your content.

[@AzoreanZionist]

Along with the black-capped chickadees, cardinals, mourning doves, woodpeckers, and a small grey bird that I do not know its' name, but who has a lovely song.........the blue jays are "regulars" in my yard. The cedar waxwings only show up between June and July to eat red berries from a tree I have, and then when they have eaten all the berries......they're gone.......but amazingly they come every year to that one tree with the berries. Most of the others are year-round visitors.

[@thraciangrapes]

Growing up in southern NJ on a farm there was a plethora of birds, both day birds and night birds. Blue Jays can grow very large and like to tease cats. They steal cat food from the cat's dish and taunt the cat, knowing that the cat cannot possibly catch them.

[@davestelling]

They sure do, and it's infinitely entertaining!

[@donkelley7407]

These are still my favorite birds. They seem to have moved away from my house since I don't see them but only hear them now and then. I did have a noisy visitor I named Squawk who I tossed some peanuts to, but he drifted off as well. Thanks for this Lesley, well done, welcome back,

[@amsbestunderstanding1646]

So glad to see your posts again. A pleasant interlude in this crazy world. Thank you, Lesley!

[@BobbySanders-bf2fr]

Leslie you are the greatest.

[@gaylahall2880]

Thank you 🙏🏾 for sharing your videos of the Blue Jays. We have them in our backyard. I can always tell when one is around by their bird call, because they are quite loud and noisy. 😅 They are so astounding and very beautiful. ❤

[@mining4goldmeister420]

Love those beautiful, sassy blue jays. My favorite birds!

[@TimWhitefish2759]

I know smoochin' when I see it!

[@dale9724]

Your work is sacred, Lesley. And of such a high quality. No sleaze. Thank you.

[@bigbucketlist]

So lovely to meet your little group again! Since I mostly study and map families of hooded crows, Blue Jays really fascinate me! Your videos give me a great opportunity to compare my findings against another group of corvids in a different part of the world, which is priceless.

[@BobbySanders-bf2fr]

Gracias

[@Requiredfields2]

What, you're back? Yay!

[@RD9_Designs]

I'm glad to hear that blue jays are still thriving somewhere! My mother and I were lamenting that we never see blue jays anymore. Then while watching this video, I heard one! 🎉

[@cherylgawne711]

AWESOME video!!! Wonderful info!!!❤

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you so much 🐦☺

[@kellys.6047]

This is great! One summer we tried to push mow under a certain tree. The bluejays weren’t having it. We didn’t mow.😂

[@Saturday8pm]

She’s baaack! 👍

[@timdowney6721]

Hello Lesley. I was so pleased when I saw the notification of your post. 👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂 I always learn so much from your videos. Thanks. 😉😉

[@Northcountry1926]

Lesley… Thank you for Sharing your Passion and Insights 💖💖💖