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Western Scrub jay

Aphelocoma californica

Photo by HemaShah
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37.3508, -121.811

Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful Bluish coloration. Extremely feisty and territorial. A bunch of jays together are successful in driving my neighbor's cat away!!

Habitat:

Foothills and vicinity of Mt Diablo.

Notes:

Photo Credits: Abhishek Parikh.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (10)
HemaShah
Thanks Sheila! i hope these do not become endangered like the Florida scrub jays. Habitat is very important to these birds.
HemaShah
thanks Feche!! Looks like you miss your eagle friend! i am sure he is fine and too busy doing 'eagle" things!.
Ashish
Great spotting... I missed it..!!
MitchRay
I believe you have the Western Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma californica, in the photo (which matches your location). Great shots of a beautiful bird. I've seen one once, at a distance, and nearly fell into a canyon trying to get a better look at it.

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PublishedApril 26, 2011

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