But until recently, I didn’t even know the term “California scrub jay” — for decades I mistakenly referred to them as “blue jays.” That’s why I turned to Nicole Michel, the National ...

DEAR JOAN: I watched a scrub-jay land in our yard, hop over next to the wall, spread out his wings and stay motionless for several minutes – enough time for me to retrieve my camera and take his ...

California scrub jays are a joy to watch. They are confident, inquisitive, animated, thoughtful, vocal and can authentically mimic other birds. They’ve been observed imitating the calls of red ...

The California scrub-jay is a slender, medium-sized bird with a long tail, blue head and back, and a gray cape below the neck. The belly and throat are very light gray to white and there is a bold ...

The California scrub jay colonized the sandy ridges of Florida's central highlands, a geological feature similar to the oak flatlands of the southwest and found nowhere else in the Southeast U.S.

Mar. 9, 2022 — The California scrub-jay, a generally non-social bird, can learn just as well as another species of jay that lives in groups, a finding that surprised animal intelligence ...