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Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

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Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Blue jay Crows, jays Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Blauwe gaai Kraaiachtigen Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Cyanocitta cristata Corvidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Colonial Park, Somerset, New Jersey

2013:12:02 15:15:04
Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/250 sec at F3.5, ISO 640, distance 19.95 m

A blue jay, and a smaller variant of our jay. Beautiful bird, which occasionally searches for insects along the tree trunks, almost like a woodpecker. Like jays, blue jays are noisy.

Bedford Hotel Garden

2019:01:26 09:36:51
Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1250 sec at F8.0, ISO 250, distance 19.95 m

Fairfax, VA

2013:12:12 14:55:52
Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1250 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 19.95 m

A blue jay at the hotel with a tasty snack.

2017:02:23 06:46:00
Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

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