Steller's Jays and California Scrub Jays are both found in California. Steller's Jays are more 'upslope' and the scrub jays are down lower in elevation normally.
They are both beautiful birds!
I'll put our mockingbirds up against your jays any day of the week and twice on Sunday in the asshole sweepstakes. Mockingbirds will win every time.
Vultures might be the least awkward-looking of the birds of prey when they are very young. Owls, eagles, hawks, and falcons all look fluffy and disheveled as hatchlings, especially owls.
The head is the most nutritious part.Kate520 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:09 pm Sadly, there’s a fairly large, headless red tail hawk lying prone on my compost heap. He wasn’t there yesterday. After googling, I suspect a territorial battle with the much bigger red tail we saw circling above the neighborhood this morning. Lord only knows what ate its head.
I didn’t get a picture but I’ll post one if anyone really wants to see it.
BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS.pipistrelle wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:13 pmThe head is the most nutritious part.Kate520 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:09 pm Sadly, there’s a fairly large, headless red tail hawk lying prone on my compost heap. He wasn’t there yesterday. After googling, I suspect a territorial battle with the much bigger red tail we saw circling above the neighborhood this morning. Lord only knows what ate its head.
I didn’t get a picture but I’ll post one if anyone really wants to see it.