What does it mean when you see a Bluejay on your fence?

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... or it means you're gonna have bird doo on your fence.
 

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I see lots of blue-jays here... and cardinals. I always make a wish on cardinals. ;)

It's the true blue-birds that are rare here.

Btw- My hummingbirds are back. :)
 

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Let's see:

>
Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay
My, oh my, what a wonderful day.
Plenty of sunshine headed my way.
Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay


Mister bluebird on my shoulder
It's the truth, it's actual.
Everything is satisfactual.

Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay
Wonderful feelin'.
Wonderful day.

Yep. You're goin' to have a wonderful day.

Richard
 

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Let's see:

>
Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay
My, oh my, what a wonderful day.
Plenty of sunshine headed my way.
Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay


Mister bluebird on my shoulder
It's the truth, it's actual.
Everything is satisfactual.

Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay
Wonderful feelin'.
Wonderful day.

Yep. You're goin' to have a wonderful day.

Richard


Okay, but it's a bluejay, not a bluebird. I think those are two different kinds of birds. Let me go check.
 

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Let's not get too picky. Don't want to mess up a wonderful day.

Richard
 

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Yup, I was right.

This is an eastern Bluebird:

bluebird.jpg


And this is a bluejay:

bluejay.jpg
 

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The bluejay looks kinda mean, doesn't he?

I think they are supposed to enjoy fighting other birds.
 

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Oh that's the Bluejay you saw this morning. Sorry. Never mind. (Does Gilda Ratner imitation)

Richard
 

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It means you have a relatively large, loud bird that is known for his/her caching ability. They hide food in a variety of places, and have an excellent memory (and spatial map) for remembering the location of their caches. They aren't prefect, however, and sometimes a forgotten stash of acorns will "hatch" new trees, with a thank you to the bluejays for the dispersal mechanism.
 

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Bluejays are mean as hell. They dive after my poor widdle doggie in the yard.

It means you should stay inside unless you want your eyeballs gouged out.
 

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Bluejays are mean as hell. They dive after my poor widdle doggie in the yard.

It means you should stay inside unless you want your eyeballs gouged out.
Aye! And I've seen them go after cats and lawn mower operators. ;)
 

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It means you live in North America. Bluejays are mean and greedy. They chase other birds off my feeder and then scatter the seeds everywhere picking out just the big sunflower seeds. And they have a loud, annoying cry.

But they sure is a purdy blue colour.