Stellar Jay

When we moved to Mackay for a year in 2009,

as I looked through the second bedroom doors,

I saw some Blue Jays at our bird feeder.

I took pictures, but who knows where they are!

The Jays were eating our peanuts.

 

I had never seen a Blue Jay in person before.

I was so excited!!!

This morning, I looked out our front french doors

and noticed some birds flitting about.

One was a Magpie.

These birds are common in our front yard.

Many people don't like them as they are a tad aggressive,

but I like them.

: )

Then I noticed the birds that the Magpie was hopping around

weren't the same color.

Their heads were black,

there was a tufted crown,

and they were blue, not white,

on the lower portion of their bodies.

I tried to take a picture with my phone.

I am a shaky old lady some times,

so THAT didn't work.

But this is what they looked like.

Again, I had never seen one before!

It is a 

Stellar Jay!
There were 4 or 5 of them.

Maaan, that made my day!!!

I have seen an assortment of birds in our yard over the years.

My favorites include:

Tanager

Downy Woodpecker

House Finch

Black Capped Chickadee

Pine Grossbeak

Cedar Waxwing

I look forward to seeing much more this summer!
I have never seen the
Mountain Bluebird,
the Idaho State Bird.
: (
Some day!!!!

I need to do a happy dance this morning...
I saw some awesome birds!!!
Dance!
My new favorite J. Mraz song.

Oh Jason, you make me so happy.

I wish I could write songs like that,

and make other people so happy that

they want to dance!

Have a magnificent Monday,

my little 

munchkins!!!

Love to you all!