Life Of A Blue Jay Family | Bird Nerd Diaries

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[@KarlBunker]

Your videos are wonderful to watch, and scientifically fascinating as well. You're the Jane Goodall of your local birds.

[@mariemarin9671]

I just discovered your awesome channel 😀 I live in downtown Ottawa and for the past 8 days have had 2 beautiful bluejays flying to my deck and I've started leaving peanuts out for them. In the morning they do this curious warbling call, like a combination of a squeaky gate and a babbling brook, and even when I set the peanuts down, they still sit there and look at me in a curious way. Bluejays are so magical, and I love the fact that their colors are from the sunlight.

[@michaelmadison495]

The minute I turned the computer on to check for my Sunday surprise!! Just wonderful. Had no Idea a pair of Jays would stay together that long. Very interesting.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Pretty neat hey?! And you know I met Blue and Sweet Girl when they were already a pair so it could very well have been longer than 7 years that they've been together :)

[@michaelmadison495]

Amazing, I wonder how long they've been together, very surprising to me. I'd give you one of those little "Heart replies," but I have no idea how. Looking forward to the next installment. Be safe, secure, healthy, and happy.

[@TheEpicRandomGuy99]

Wow! I didn’t realize that they were together for SEVEN years!! That’s incredible! It must’ve been so fun watching their story over the years! Makes me wonder if the blue jays in my area have this long story too! Awesome story, Lesley! :)

[@MegaMindyLou]

Wonderful story. Thanks for all the hard work putting them together. When I was a kid we raised a few orphaned blue jays. They are such sweet birds. One other way to tell the young fledglings is that the corners of their mouths is yellow.

[@russelder9743]

You have to do a book.......you have so much knowledge.......I went to my daughters for along weekend with my wife, when I got back my Blue Jays were waiting and squawking to me for there peanuts.......at what age can they digest peanuts? Keep up the good work......by the way I got a confirmation that our shirts have shipped.....cant wait to see them.......Thanks much for sharing

[@CenturianEagle]

russ elder your blue jays still around?

[@russelder9743]

@@CenturianEagle Oh yea....feeding patterns have changed a little but my babies are still here

[@lubamishchenko5520]

I LOVE your bird stories Lesley. I needed a smile and your story sure put one on my face. Also helped me understand a bit more what was happening around my place with all the Bluejays here. 😊

[@forestsprite5914]

You live in a beautiful place, and your bird friends are precious! I dont have these birds where I live. Wonderful little film, I enjoyed it very much!

[@stevensmith4205]

Hi Lesley, your great hits just keep coming, totally ENJOYED, TWO THUMBS UP, Thank You!!!

[@toddberg3892]

Beautiful shots and a nice chronicle! I really like the extra tidbits too - quite a variety of critters (it's been a while since I've bumped into a bull moose but they make me a bit uneasy too!) There must have been 100 blue jays that I saw along a road today, maybe picking up grasshoppers (?) Never saw that before... Thank you for posting and have a great week!

[@danbev8542]

I love your videos & observations! I live in rural Maryland & struggle to keep 3 big bird feeders full. Like you, we have lots of blue jays, cardinals, red bellies (woodpeckers), downies, nuthatches, chickadees, juncos, goldfinches, etc. I don't know nearly as much as you do about our birds, but I sure love watching them! Thank you for your wonderful videos!

[@LisaB_12204]

Thank you for your amazing work documenting these beautiful birds. I do hope you make a lot of $$$ for all your efforts.

[@gailtalley8037]

WOW, You and your videos are wonderfully AWESOME. I think you should be on PBS with your skills and knowledge. I appreciate you more than you'll ever know. I LOVE Blue jays and I love you more for sharing with us. 💕

[@lyndagrandmason4392]

Gail, I agree! Lesley's videos are worthy of PBS &/or National Geographic, in my opinion, & would spread her good vibes to lots more folks that way :)

[@bobsinclair616]

Awesome they all hopefully make it to grow their individual personality i never get to see babies but get to see them juvenile bout 30 no kidding tough to keep peanut supply up very expensive but worth it they are best hawk alarm too

[@jennifercox2837]

Especially 30 of them. I am sure it gets loud, when hawks are around.

[@lyndagrandmason4392]

hi Lesley, & thanks for another great video. they always bring smiles (& a few out-loud laughs) to my day :) what good quality pictures, complete with awesome close-ups sprinkled in! love the birds, but happy you shared your interesting glimpses of other "flora & fauna" as well! ps, got email that my bird shirts were shipped, yay .. can't wait to see/wear them! (thanks for sharing about them) good day to you :)

[@sterry1962]

Thank you, Lesley. I really enjoy living your life vicariously through your videos. You are super!

[@jamesu3346]

This is my favorite You Tube Channel. Educational, Entertaining, and Relaxing

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you so much :)

[@michaelroy6046]

I love blue jays. they're so funny

[@chihuahuabulldog]

What a wonderful story! There are just too many special parts to list them all. I certainly love how they know you and have a bond with you...and how they like the food. ;-) I had no idea about the parents with their fledglings gathering for the rest of the summer. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful birds to those of us less fortunate. Oh! The Lady Slippers were lovely. How nice that you get to experience so many beautiful things, including the Moose.

[@JapaneseCityPopCat]

This could be a TV show, and I would watch it every week!

[@dawnpiper5883]

You have no idea how much I love watching your vids thank you from a bird loving grandma

[@ecarteringram]

The best Lesley! You bring so much joy to us. Greeting from California

[@karendiane5]

I love your videos. It always warm my heart to see you take such great care of our feathered friends. Thank you!

[@marymagness7467]

They are such beautiful birds! Thank you for sharing this with us. It really gives us great insight into their lives. 💕

[@cherigreen4471]

Love these mini bird documentaries! Great Job!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Lovely video Lesley! Thanks for sharing the video with us.👍😎JP

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Super glad you enjoyed. Thanks for stopping by :)

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

You're very welcome Lesley! 😎

[@lindaplaidduck]

I enjoy all of your footage! Your videos are so much fun to watch; so if you're ever in doubt on what to share or if you should share; I Vote, Yes! Share it all!! Thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication to your birds! You're very special!

[@determineddi2044]

Beautiful. Blue Jays are very animated.

[@markharris5771]

I had a bad day at work, dealing with too many disabled people desperate for help who shouldn’t be if we had a fair society here in the U.K. As usual due to my own health condition I’ve come straight to bed and watched this video. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I genuinely mean that, you’ve turned my day around. I also think you are an amazing person who truly does bird "watch". If only the world had more people like you. Your videography is getting better all the time, and your narrative is superb. You got some incredibly sharp shots and great depth of field. I need to catch up on some of your videos, but I always enjoy them when I do.

[@candiejo3869]

I love all of your videos, but this honestly had to be one of my favorites. Seeing all aspects of nature, your appreciation for it, and the observation... It's just great. Thanks as always Lesley!

[@Jonerzz]

Your footage is amazing. Your narrative fills in the blanks on much of the behavior I've been witnessing from the Jays by me. I know a lot of people don't like Bluejays because they say they don't "play nice" with other birds by feeders. I have not seen that, as a matter of fact, I've noticed other birds depending on them and their warning system of predators in the vicinity. They're fascinating to observe.

[@CenturianEagle]

This was so good, I love your videos and am legitimately thankful that you make them. I loved how the cute lil fledglings from blue and sweet girl, are ok being with squawky’s fledglings.

[@bonniewalter5193]

we have a cabin in northern Wisconsin and love having the blue jays around. In the morning when I hear them, I call out 'peanuts peanuts' and they seem to answer back, then fly in for treats!

[@jennifercox2837]

Thank you for another terrific video, Lesley! I live in an oak forest and have a platform feeder, so I get a lot of blue jays. For the last two years (since I got the platform feeder) I have had all the surrounding jays bring their offspring to my feeder. I have had a huge number of jays coming to my feeders all through the spring and summer. So many that I was going through a suet cake a day and several scoops of peanuts for the platform. : 0 ! Starting in mid-September the group began to get smaller and smaller. (The same thing happened last year.) At this point, I have a couple of blue jays coming to my feeder, and that's it! Crazy. I think some must migrate and others are busy harvesting acorns. But oh what a difference a few weeks has made. It's so quiet now. I agree with you about the fragility of life for young jays. I have observed that they get sick more easily than their elders. I suppose they have more fragile immune systems. They also lack the life experience to avoid dangers. I do love the young jays dearly, though. They are so fun to observe!

[@pjskywalker2457]

I just love your videos! And I share your love for Blue Jays. Where I live I have a perfect view of all the birds in the woods behind me from my backyard screened in porch which is covered on the outside with bird feeders holding a variety of seeds for different kinds of birds. I spend every morning and evening watching them come and go. Your videos have taught me much, especially about their habits and songs. From one Birder to another, thank you for bringing the social community of birds to all of us ❤️

[@ChickenHues]

Thanks for the wonderful video! It was so fun to watch. Blue Jays are the best!

[@dblejax]

I was happy to see that Sweet Girl’s foot was alright. Your videos are wonderful. You’re a great photographer/ film maker and I love the way you weave the story. Thank you so much.

[@lesliemoiseauthor]

Thank you for sharing this. I feel like they're friends of mine, and love hearing what's going on with them. I was looking forward to future stories about Mini-Blue, but understand why you're not going to try to deepen the connection with him.

[@fritomatt4329]

What a great way to complete my day! Always excited to see your new uploads!

[@locksbog4270]

LBNP rocks! Great story and footage 👍👍👍😃

[@quercusrubra3633]

Lesley, I can't imagine anything more pleasant than spending the day with you, meeting all of your friends, and admiring the flowers and wildlife. Thank you so much for all of the beautiful footage and info about your fine feathered friends that you regularly share with us.

[@camillefulton7709]

YOUR STORIES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, AS YOU ARE, YOU NARRATE SO NICELY, YOU ARE LIKE A GODMOTHER TO THOSE AMAZINGLY COLOURED DARLINGS. I WATCH YOUR VIDS OVER AND OVER. THANK YOU. CAMILLE AUSTRALIA. 🐦💙

[@TomHigginsWx]

5:04 "He's gettin' all the food". So CUTE!!

[@rhondachance6122]

Love seeing this!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thanks for watching :)

[@jarmilakacirkova]

Beautiful spectacle! Congratulations and thank you!

[@DavidBeaumont]

Blue Jays are such characters!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

So true :)

[@flowerbin2425]

Amazing documentary. You always do such good work. Thank you.

[@johnwisnes3824]

You brighten my day up every time you post a video.... Thank you so much and God bless!

[@Alopex17]

I just wanted you to know I appreciate the work you put into telling us these wonderful stories. It’s because of you I like my Texas Bluejays again. Thank you!

[@nikkijones9536]

Just lovely and great photography. I can’t wait to show my husband this video. I call him the Jay Whisperer! His Jays know when he comes home and squeak for food. Could you teach us more about how to recognize the difference between the jays. To me, they all the like same. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelpeila8794]

Thanks for sharing! I'm excited for my bird nerd shirt!

[@monkeybar88]

Love your voice and you're so lucky to roam and capture this territory. Love

[@georgepelekoudis]

Nice documentary. I have many blue jays at my place, but have never seen any as young as that. They're adorable.True about July evenings. Funny you should mention a moose. I've been living/working on the property I'm currently living on, for 12 years, and this was the first year we ever had a moose coming through the property. Juvenile, I believe, and going through a molt. It was frightening because, it popped out of nowhere, and charged through the end of the property, where there's a lake, and swam away.

[@markrancatore9525]

Thank you so much! Your photography is absolutely amazing. It is so awesome seeing those beautiful Blue Jays and their babies. How do you do it?

[@carlosportini1979]

Lesley, Thank you for doing what you do. I am happy to have just discovered your site.

[@joanreeseNYCartist]

I am wearing you're lovely T-shirt as I am writing this comment. I also received your book I love the pop-up illustrated birds. I watch your videos every day they help me keep a piece of mine during the coronavirus in New York City . I have a bird feeder attached to my ninth floor apartment window. Blue Jays come every day to eat peanuts, cat kibbles, seeds: their favorite is pistachio nuts.. I am trying to recognize them and give them names. Thank you very much for your Wonderful work..

[@mikeclarke952]

Awesome video again. What a great way to spend the summer. I spent mine on home improvements, it's October already? Gawd. We did have a hawk land on the fence and swoop through the backyard and under the gazebo, didn't see the sparrows for the rest of the day. :)

[@bertanelson8062]

I love that you know & follow the wild jays. Also, your observation of other wild creatures, spider, frog, moose, etc. Thank you!

[@SW13333]

Lesley - This video brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me of that rescue of mine long ago. Thank you for showing us Blue+Sweet Girl and their offspring. Keep associating with Mini Blue as (I don't like to think this) what if something one day happened to Blue? He will continue to live on in Mini Blue. Loved the spider web!👍 I've never seen one that large and so finely made. Spiders do not bother me. They all love and need you and so do we. Your videos and stories with them, your explanation are awesome and bring lots of joy! - Stephanie

[@Kareltjekater]

Hello Lesley, your beautifully made videos are always such a joy to watch

[@thatswhatshesaid.literally737]

😍 *So fluffy and cute!! Tfs!!*

[@AaBb-wg6ms]

Amazing videos. Thank you for your hard work and love to birds! I have a blue jay pet at home. The sweetest bird! We think it’s a girl!

[@robertguzewicz8157]

Very enjoyable. Love birds.

[@wm6531]

Fantastic videography, thank you !

[@Viewmyworld321]

I have a ton of bluejays around and feed so many that it's hard to tell them apart. I also had a tons of babies. And boy they can be so loud and chase their parents. I really love them but boy they scream outside until I feed them and neighbors probably get upset. Anyway I love your videos and all the hard work you put into all the special creatures outside. Also because of you I got a great camera so i can try taking good pictures but also to try to tell who is who but sometimes i can get 10 + bluejays that I find it really hard and they don't stay still for long...lol anyway thank you for the amazing work you do. It means alot to many.❤

[@maidenchynna2725]

I love your videos. They are relaxing and makes me want to get out more. It's calming background noise while I do my ey homework. And fullfills my endless obsession of birds.

[@chumchum4393]

I’m so happy I have a blue jay family coming to my backyard. I’ve learned a lot watching your show thank you.🎉

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

You're so welcome :)

[@linneabeckman6543]

Am enjoying your videos sooo much : > Raised in the country, but now old, disabled, disgruntled and in a city. So glad I have #1=squirrels, #2=blue jays, #3=mocking birds and #4=cardinals occasionally. The crows won't come near. They like the fancy bird bath a lady has in her back patio half a block away. The lady screams at the crows if she sees them, which the crows find infinitely more entertaining. Love that you can do actual events in the birds lives and other creatures of the world. I prefer creature friends as where I live the time passers of residents is, gossip, cards of various games, bingo and more gossip. Will keep watching in hopes of gaining the knowledge of times of year for nesting, molting etc. . Thank you and will look forward to seeing more : )

[@paristexas72]

Thank you for this! I have tons of Blue Jays in my yard and often wonder about their daily lives.. now I know! :-)

[@hannve]

I wish we had bluejays where I live but forest jays are a lovely bunch of birds too. Hopefully I get to see one someday, they are so pretty.

[@lendavoice60]

Thank you ! I shared with a friend who just loves bluejays ! Great video

[@steviegee2011]

The water 💧 looks so pure & clean. I always wonder where the fledglings go when they mature. Do they go off to other territories? The flowers were so beautiful. Loved the spider 🕷 too. The moose made me nervous too. The grouse looks like a mini turkey 🦃.

[@nancysueleske7819]

Beautiful insightful video. So time consuming. Loved it!

[@organtunes]

As usual, this was an awesome video. Amazing that this couple has stayed together for so many years....more than some human marriages last! The kids are all totally adorable, & it's nice to see the siblings getting along so well. Question....how long will the family stay together? Will the offspring get territorial or move to other areas of their own? Thanks for still, another educational & fun to watch video! ♥

[@Starwalker2K]

Thank you for all your wonderful videos. I so identify with your love for all the birds and other creatures.

[@deenarocco8908]

so beautiful all your shots of the jays, other birds and other creatures. thank you for sharing : )

[@peterothagoer4154]

Fluffballs.

[@x35mmman]

I have never been able to capture a blue jay with my Nikon camera. Never seen a baby blue jay and as you can see I subscribed and hit on the bell. Great video

[@elizabethborreson1085]

Thank You! MARVELOUS 💜

[@jesusfeathers3477]

Awwwe, my heart is melting, they're so adorable ^v^ How do you get those art pieces of the birds? Does somebody make them, or are they program rendered photos?

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

I want to start knowing the birds around my house. I used to have ducks, but I believe they eventually flew off. There are some buzzards that gather on top of a tall tree here. Now, when I throw scraps outside, a few will notice, and next thing you know I have buzzards all over the place. There's also an owl that lives in the forest near my house and a hawk which often flies around my house.

[@jillforsthoefelgrant3013]

Fantastic video! It's so much fun to watch their progression!

[@holycow8143]

Great video and professional commentary. I’m going to mention you to all I know.

[@BramSLI1]

These are AWESOME!!! I love your videos and story-telling. Thank you so much for another amazing video, Lesley!

[@paulcaruthers9647]

This video is better than anything I could watch on tv on the same subject, and quite a few others...

[@cottonyrat896]

These bird diaries are super cool, I love your channel, hopefully you make more bird diaries soon, I learn a lot about birds :) PS: 3:03 That was a beetle not a fly.

[@fcardini]

Wonderful . . . the video, commentary, your selfless interest, passion, and devotion to your subjects. True serendipity my happening onto this video. I must add I admire the absence of anthropomorphizing of your subjects. I'm hooked.

[@clintwolf4495]

What a great video. Thanks very much.

[@marylongoria9431]

Thank you for all your videos! I have learned so much!

[@mfthom]

These stories are such a treat to watch. Thank you!

[@warrenwong8918]

Thanks for sharing these interesting stories and your long term relationship with these jays. I'm starting to get to know a few at my feeder as well.

[@campbub]

Vary relaxing 😌 Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻 Blessings from Lake Erie , Michigan

[@TGrobeson]

Amazing! Thank you for this video.

[@cindyburton6698]

love the blue jays...whenever I put out a bunch of peanuts at the bird feeder the first one to spy them sets off an alarm to let the others know to come and getum

[@kyrad6543]

I really enjoy your videos. The quality is tv-show worthy. But I really enjoy your personal stories and knowledge. I have my own group of Jays here. I call them my roosters because they wake me up in the morning with their squawking for peanuts. I have only myself to blame for that. But I love them. I enjoy listening to their language from the very loud squawks that travel for blocks to what I call "mumbling". Today I even heard one make a sound I had never heard before. I'll be paying close attention to hear it again.

[@fredthomson8145]

Just found your channel and love it. I have been feeding blue jays for years and now in South Carolina and found a crew in the wooded area in my back yard..

[@rjb1122]

Great video. Thanks for making it.

[@roblabow9702]

Love your videos Lesley. Calming and interesting.

[@michaeloedy1568]

This is quite a bit off-topic but has anyone heard that birds of color show up after the passing of a loved one? It happened to me a few years back. Three Jays were part of the ensemble. They usually don’t hang too long in Northwest Ohio but these three stayed around my house 10 days or more followed by other birds.

[@lyndagrandmason4392]

Michael, it happened with a cardinal to me & other family members after we lost someone special.. bittersweet & very moving!

[@o.osuq-madiq2008]

Such an awesome channel. Keepem coming!!!

[@georgeanngash9896]

Thank you so much for sharing