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

[@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 😂

[@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!

[@SpeakingTheTruth888]

@@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.

[@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! 🥹

[@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

[@SpeakingTheTruth888]

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

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you very much!

[@turkeyrunfarms]

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

[@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.

[@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 ♥️♥️♥️

[@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! 🐦

[@MegaLivingIt]

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

[@joem7641]

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

[@caseymead9399]

I love those squeaky blue peanut gobblers!!

[@gordturnbull4835]

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

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Aww tooo cuuute 🐈🐱

[@screddot7074]

My favorite bird from my favorite Bird Nerd.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Aww thanks a bunch ☺🐦

[@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.

[@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. ❣️😁

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@OutdoorLonghair]

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

[@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.

[@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 ☺

[@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. 💕

[@CH4NN3L_o_o]

I just learned something cool about blue jays by observing them at a park. Some of the blue jays will make a rattling sound, almost like a belted kingfisher. I looked it up online and only females will do it!

[@bobhamulak3646]

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

[@Lincoln7Zulu]

Thank you for popping in!

[@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! 🕊️😇

[@tomhoornstra1954]

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

[@lindaoostmeyer4637]

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

[@stevenriley2525]

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

[@belwynne1386]

So glad to see your post!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you!

[@Merkygloom]

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

[@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 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 😊

[@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!

[@jennifermarlow.]

Thank you, Lesley, for making this a better morning. The jays were by very early this morning for some peanuts. Love & light to you, livin' the dream, away from the city, with our friends in nature. xx

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

You are so welcome!

[@lorimuschko2541]

You helped me to love bluejays

[@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?

[@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 😊

[@bachatamusica]

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.

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks for posting Lesley. Sure miss you

[@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.

[@NCrdwlf]

Great to see you again !

[@donaldvincent]

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

[@irmawesterback2930]

Absolutely stunning video. Thank you Lesley🌿💮🌲

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you very much ☺

[@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 :)

[@JM-bs7ke]

Great to hear from you Lesley!!!!!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Glad to see a comment from you ;)

[@heatherh3457]

Made my day to see you have posted again.❤

[@noreenn6976]

Welcome Back Lesley!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you ☺🐦

[@timdowney6721]

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

[@lunaa764]

I love these birds so much! I used to see them a lot in my neighborhood, but unfortunately we've had some very noisy neighbors move in and I think they scared them away 😔 I still hear them occasionally in the quiet of dawn. Coolest birds ever ❤

[@OohMax]

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

[@mjinfl967]

Brilliant! Thank you so much!💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@dianamoore2241]

I have a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers coming to eat at my feeding station on my deck railing here in Knoxville Tennessee.

[@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. 🐦

[@tom_of_earth]

Thanks for the video! Yours was the first channel I subscribed to when I first started accessing KZbin. I feed birds out back on my breaks at work -- raw peanuts, some in the shell and some broken up. My spot is in the domain of a coupled pair of Blue Jays, and I feel honored to have a relationship with them.

[@irishmermaid4]

So wonderful you shared with us again!❤

[@SheenaRea]

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

[@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.❤

[@TucoDog-ho6fw]

Thrilled to see a video show up. We don’t normally see Blue Jays in Southwest Idaho. A couple years ago a pair of them turned up at my house and stayed all winter. I had a blast with them. If I wasn’t out there with peanuts in the shell by nine in the morning they would squawk repeatedly at me. I gave them peanuts numerous times throughout the day, every day. I don’t know where they were taking them but they would disappear with a nut and be right back for more. Haven’t seen a Bluejay since. Thanks Lesly 😘

[@TheOldGord]

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

[@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!

[@prophetessdeniseann]

God bless you fellow bird lover 🙏🏻

[@johnlogan6212]

Glad you are back . Missed you.

[@mimosa27]

One of the sweetest channels on YT 🥹🪶

[@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. ❤

[@nachig4754]

Love to see you post a video, always makes my day. Cheers Lesley.!

[@Northcountry1926]

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

[@Timfishoh2759]

I know smoochin' when I see it!

[@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,

[@Barnaclebeard]

Such a treat to see a new video from 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.

[@bertanelson8062]

Lovely to see this knowledgeable update from you. Thanks for sharing.

[@lorimartin191]

Beautiful 😇🙏 Have the Pleasure of knowing My Local Blue Jays in and Around my Bird Sanctuary yard❣️🙏

[@jameshetfield5894]

I loved it😃Holy cow, Blue is kind of a gigolo! It was totally fascinating to watch him move and dance around her, the dude is very suave! Thank you for putting this one out😊

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Hahahaha, he's got a "bad boy" side to him 😂 I must say that I'm impressed by his moves too, make no wonder Missus couldn't snap out of it. haha! Thanks for stopping by, have a great new week ahead. 🐦

[@jameshetfield5894]

⁠ Yep, I said the same thing, no wonder she fell for it, he is a smooth operator!

[@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. 🐦

[@oscarflip8561]

Doing your own research like this by observing nature around you and asking questions is the best way to spend your time! I love how Blue looks like a guy in Tux with one arm behind his back while doing that dance.

[@araneus1]

Thank you. We missed you.

[@Requiredfields2]

What, you're back? Yay!

[@chrisdemerest2628]

Great to see a post from you, especially about the Blue Jays. We love ours here in SW Michigan, and my wife feeds them peanuts daily. I'm amazed at your knowledge and ability to identify so many individual birds. Thanks for sharing.

[@seang2012]

Such beautiful birds!

[@j.t.1215]

*HOW WONDERFUL* !!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kenwoodbury1888]

I saw the title, and said to myself, I wish Lesley was back. Well how about that, it is you. Welcome back, even if only momentary. You are missed. Oh yes, great video, both gorgeous and informative.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Wow, thank you!

[@alicemcpherson7961]

And here I thought the wing fluttering was only babies! I learn so much from you Leslie! Thank you ❤. I am so in awe of your ability to tell the males and females apart. How very interesting that Blue has pursued another female on occasion. I'm with you on the notion that it's about keeping the population going. Thank you so much Leslie. I love your videos and information ❤.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I'm so glad you learned something new about those silly Jays. Thank for the nice comment and for checking out the video. Have a great new week ahead 🐦💙

[@noreenhewson6933]

Thank you , Lesley. Your work is appreciated❤.

[@henryleslievermont6004]

Love watching Blue Jays 👍

[@KarmaKittyFubarZen]

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

[@itsmejanny]

So wonderful to hear your voice and enjoy your videos again.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you kindly!

[@mariaandharold]

welcome back !! love your postings !

[@TUKByV]

That's a lot of information!

[@christopherbova8109]

Thank you Leslie, I loved this video ❤

[@mirrorblue100]

Beautiful -thank you.

[@pdmullgirl]

Fun video Leslie! ❤️💜💚

[@cherylgawne711]

AWESOME video!!! Wonderful info!!!❤

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you so much 🐦☺

[@randygreen007]

❤️❤️ This is like an early Christmas present! You’ve been missed. ❤️❤️

[@melaniecampbell7055]

Very happy to see your post. Wishing you and your family all the best.