Stellers jay

Steller's Jay. He wasn't much interested in me, but that intensity was definitely focused on something!

(20 pieces jigsaw puzzle) The Steller's Jay (BC's provincial bird) is a jay native to western North America, closely related to the Blue Jay found in the rest of the continent, but with a black head and upper body. It is also known as the Long-crested Jay, Mountain Jay, and Pine Jay. It is the only crested jay west of the Rocky Mountains. The Steller's Jay shows a great deal of regional variation throughout its range. Blackish-brown-headed birds from the north gradually become bluer-headed…

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Jared Keyes on Instagram: “Darth Vader black on top and Blue Jay blue on the bottom, this duo-toned Stellar’s Jay is well known to Alpine skiers out west. It’s range…”

You usually hear them before you see them - the shack-shack-shack-shack call of bright-blue-with-black-crest Steller's Jays, a call many can recognize even if you're not an

British Columbia’s provincial bird the Steller’s Jay.

Steller's Jay, North Cheyenne Canyon Park, Colorado From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: A large, dark jay of evergreen forests in the mountainous West. Steller’s Jays are common in forest wildernesses but are also fixtures of campgrounds, parklands, and backyards, where they are quick to spy bird feeders as well as unattended picnic items. When patrolling the woods, Steller’s Jays stick to the high canopy, but you’ll hear their harsh, scolding calls if they’re nearby. Graceful and almost…

Stellar Jay flying, Ruidoso New Mexico 03.2018