Baby Blue Jay

Chaos · Jun 9, 2009, 03:07 PM

Well today we had a strange visitor; a baby blue jay that cant fly yet. Our neighborhood is full of cats and this poor little unit would have been a quick lunch. We took it and dropped it at the vet to care for.

Tyrsonswood · Jun 9, 2009, 03:24 PM

Cute baby bird................. I would have raised it myself, but that takes a lot of time.... good you took it to a vet.

Momma was probably somewhere in the area watching........

Chaos · Jun 9, 2009, 03:44 PM

yea there were a couple Jays around but it wouldnt have made longer than an hour before a cat had lunch

dawgXdenta · Jun 9, 2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaos

Well today we had a strange visitor; a baby blue jay that cant fly yet. Our neighborhood is full of cats and this poor little unit would have been a quick lunch. We took it and dropped it at the vet to care for.

how nice of you, we would have left it for the many street cats roaming around

Falstaff · Jun 9, 2009, 09:05 PM

its tough to raise them, like squirrels even in the wild very few reach maturity I think.
I love them, like Magpies, they are camp robbers and thieves. They are pretty darn smart though, a diet of worms and bugs would have been ideal, but they have to be fed almost every two hours.

Tyrsonswood · Jun 9, 2009, 10:00 PM

Most baby birds are about every 2 hours feeding time, and a Jay would eat a lot of different foods. At that age, fledgling, they are fairly easy to raise.... when younger it's not very easy.

Robbers and thieves? Just ask my crow, Erin, about that..... she will deny it and then steal your watch...... lol.

She's just two this year and incredibly brilliant. She will bark like one of my dogs and then say "Koa! That's enough"....... She's so sweet though, stays in her cage most of the day with the door wide open, very content. Talks up a storm, plays with the kitties and she even plays catch!

I also have a European Starling that is about 14 years old and going blind now. He still talks some but not as much as he used to. They are only supposed to live to 7-8 years.

Falstaff · Jun 9, 2009, 10:17 PM

where I work, we have tall groves of trees full of Magpies, blackbirds, crows and ravens because we are in East Anglia and we dont have the normal raptors that keep the populations in check. In fact I think we have more pigeons than New York city or London here.
The whole of East Anglia must hae passed thorugh the gut of a pigeon at some point in time.
I cannot think of a creature quite like a Jay here but I suppose a Rook would do, they fascinate me.

Mac Daddy · Jun 10, 2009, 01:35 AM

Nice one Steve and thanks for the pic Bro

Jun 9, 2009, 03:07 PM	#1
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,063 Rep Power: 130 System Specs	Baby Blue Jay Well today we had a strange visitor; a baby blue jay that cant fly yet. Our neighborhood is full of cats and this poor little unit would have been a quick lunch. We took it and dropped it at the vet to care for. Attached Thumbnails __________________

Jun 9, 2009, 03:44 PM	#3
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,063 Rep Power: 130 System Specs	Re: Baby Blue Jay yea there were a couple Jays around but it wouldnt have made longer than an hour before a cat had lunch __________________

Jun 9, 2009, 09:05 PM	#5
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 18,565 Rep Power: 157	Re: Baby Blue Jay its tough to raise them, like squirrels even in the wild very few reach maturity I think. I love them, like Magpies, they are camp robbers and thieves. They are pretty darn smart though, a diet of worms and bugs would have been ideal, but they have to be fed almost every two hours. __________________ Transform Technology dont allow it to transform you

Jun 9, 2009, 10:17 PM	#7
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 18,565 Rep Power: 157	Re: Baby Blue Jay where I work, we have tall groves of trees full of Magpies, blackbirds, crows and ravens because we are in East Anglia and we dont have the normal raptors that keep the populations in check. In fact I think we have more pigeons than New York city or London here. The whole of East Anglia must hae passed thorugh the gut of a pigeon at some point in time. I cannot think of a creature quite like a Jay here but I suppose a Rook would do, they fascinate me. __________________ Transform Technology dont allow it to transform you

Jun 10, 2009, 01:35 AM	#8
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	Re: Baby Blue Jay Nice one Steve and thanks for the pic Bro __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen