Blue and Crested

Cyanocitta cristata

The blue jay can be seen across much of  North America. It’s a familiar backyard bird here in Virginia.

When I took its picture high in a tree, I did not recognize the bird because my eyesight is not that sharp, especially with sunglasses on. Looking at the cropped photo later, I could clearly see the markings around its head.

The second photo is from over a month ago and was taken automatically by the feeder camera. Since then, all my feeders have come down because the deck was repainted. The birds don’t need to be fed in the summer anyway. 

This bird looks a little different and may be a juvenile.

The final picture is an earlier one that I took with my Nikon.