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Getting to watch these birds closely taught me so much about how extremely intelligent corvids can be. Blue Guy would stash the walnuts nearby, and I'd often see him come back and snack on them.

The mated pair would scavenge for worms in the dirt near me as I did my work on a laptop outside on a patio. I truly loved these two birds, and would have done anything for them. I watched them solve problems, have relationship arguments, bicker and beak, and most intimate of all, fly together.

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GryphθΔ 2y ago

All of this took place in the course of one month, and unfortunately, it was time for me to move out.

I cried saying goodbye to Blue Guy and Blue Gal, leaving out a heaping serving of his favorite nuts (walnuts) and departing, seeing him screech one last time before I went.

I don't know how he's doing, if he's alive, or anything else about him. I know some things absolutely: I love them both, and Blue Guy will always live in my heart. I hope Blue Guy can live on in others hearts as well. Remember: birds are not replaceable clones of eachother, nor a hivemind; each individual is unspeakably beautiful and unique, just as personalitied as you and I.

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GryphθΔ 2y ago

these are all the images of Blue Guy / Blue Gal that exist... anything more is kept in my mind and I wanted to write it down to preserve them both. I hope they are doing well, and I know I love them.

here is a good video for the calls of Steller's Jays, in case you want the audio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0S3NhhV1js

He would do the harsh call (0:05) before food, and the chittering (0:38) to call Blue Gal over for food. he also had many other calls, being a mimic ^v^

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388ce10f... 2y ago

nostr:npub146jgwchwtjqxmsgscwdhjug80rwlm5552jgdmjm4ex4wdpusepns3uxt3c Excellent story and pics! I get an occasional Steller’s Jay here in Central Utah but their cousins, Western Scrub Jays are plentiful. I’ve never been able to identify a single one, but my “Stealer Jays” are stinkers that scoop all the seeds out of my feeders to get at the sunflower seeds in the mix. The ground-feeding quail love that!

My next step in birding in identifying all the sparrow varieties I have. It’s tough.