2ugly2live@lemmy.world to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhy did no one tell me that blue jays are kind of big?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareWhy did no one tell me that blue jays are kind of big?2ugly2live@lemmy.world to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoA little bigger than a cardinal, about half the size of a crow. sounds like a rusty gate when arguing.
minus-squareklemptor@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months ago sounds like a rusty gate when arguing Hence why they are my favorite!* 💙 *(OK, tied with crows)
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoTakes the whole bird to make that sound. They have to bob up and down and move their wings and flick their tails to do it. Seems to be an effective way to settle disputes though.
A little bigger than a cardinal, about half the size of a crow. sounds like a rusty gate when arguing.
Hence why they are my favorite!* 💙
*(OK, tied with crows)
Takes the whole bird to make that sound. They have to bob up and down and move their wings and flick their tails to do it. Seems to be an effective way to settle disputes though.