Aaahahahahaha I have to watch for that behavior I have a whole bunch of them that come every day. They def peck at each other but I never saw the tail pull!!!
I used to live in a rural area with a decent backyard/wooded area behind the house. I spread seed and random treats to watch the birds while I washed dishes.
Everyone got along; the crows, the robins, the cardinals, the little fat borb guys I can’t recall their name. Then the blue jays show up, dive bombing and scaring everyone off. They were the only ones that caused trouble
Blue jays are almost at the top of the pecking order in my yard too. The only thing they don’t mess with are the woodpeckers. They swoop in at the bird feeder and everything scatters.
Damn. Well, it’s a hard life out there. Gotta be able to dish it out and take it. I’ve seen chickadees and black crested titmouse get pretty nasty with one another.
Blue jays are corvids, like crows. Smarter birds than most; more likely to figure out that novel behaviors like tail feather pulling are an effective but safe way to get the other bird to move.
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Lookin into the camera like “and I’ll do it again”
Certified jay-hole
Aaahahahahaha I have to watch for that behavior I have a whole bunch of them that come every day. They def peck at each other but I never saw the tail pull!!!
Yea, that was pretty crazy!
Same!!
Wow
I used to live in a rural area with a decent backyard/wooded area behind the house. I spread seed and random treats to watch the birds while I washed dishes.
Everyone got along; the crows, the robins, the cardinals, the little fat borb guys I can’t recall their name. Then the blue jays show up, dive bombing and scaring everyone off. They were the only ones that caused trouble
Blue jays are almost at the top of the pecking order in my yard too. The only thing they don’t mess with are the woodpeckers. They swoop in at the bird feeder and everything scatters.
I love blue birds 🥰 Nice shots OP
These are not bluebirds though, but rather Blue Jays! Their cousins the scrub jays are kind of jerks at times too 😆
Cheeky chappy
You see him bite his tail like hurry up! Lol twice he did it! 😂
Damn. Well, it’s a hard life out there. Gotta be able to dish it out and take it. I’ve seen chickadees and black crested titmouse get pretty nasty with one another.
Titmice are so cheeky..I love them, but not sure if they realize how small they are with all the noise they produce when coming in to feed!
They are buttheads!
Blue jays are corvids, like crows. Smarter birds than most; more likely to figure out that novel behaviors like tail feather pulling are an effective but safe way to get the other bird to move.