Scrub jay~Wild Bird Wednesday~060513

While I was delighted to see all the blue jays during our weekend in Pine Cove, I was thrilled to be visited daily by a scrub jay.  Scrub jays are smaller than the blue jays, and this guy was also quicker (and I think smarter!).  He was the first to arrive every morning and he was the last out in the afternoon.  We actually had a scrub jay like him in our neighborhood for over 3 years, that is, until a Cooper's hawk took up residence.  I worried about him constantly as he was quite loud, and yup...one day, he was GONE!  I never found his feathers, but I also haven't seen him now for several months.  I know he became a meal for the hawk, just like many of the doves in my front yard.  So, I enjoyed the antics of this fellow and I put peanuts out for him every day.  Wild Bird Wednesday for June 5, 2013.  To visit WBW, please go to:   http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com/2013/06/wild-bird-wednesday-47-silvereye.html