Hungry Blue Jay

[prefers shiners]

We have a neighborhood pet Blue Jay always looking for a handout.....it will eat out of your hand....when I go out he/she will swoop down to get my attention.....sometimes I have crickets but did not have any this day.....7 grain bread will have to do in a pinch....Didi took these pics yesterday(Monday).....

Monday report from Henderson.....3 gar, 2 bream, 3 bass, 2 sacs.....all small throw backs....great day to be out tho......shiners & blk/char jigs......water looked beautiful...

["G"]

Thats really neat Bruce

[stormcloud]

It's a young one. It's parents must not be doing to suit it or it may just be a glutton.

["D"]

You not just making it fat for your cat, are you?

[prefers shiners]

It's a young one. It's parents must not be doing to suit it or it may just be a glutton.

the boy next door found it when it fell out of a nest when it was very young and hand fed it till it could fly.....I was so surprised when it started coming to me for food......I try to keep some crickets around for it.....when I pull one out he goes nuts.....

[prefers shiners]

You not just making it fat for your cat, are you?

I told my cat the bird is "off limits".......

[Tracker123]

That's real cool Bruce. Thanks for posting.

[Redge]

That's cool Bruce, it looks like a young one.

[SeaRay]

That is cool and a bit surprising since jays are shy birds, at least around my house. We have Wrens, Cardinals, Doves and others and they tolearte us being in "their" yatd, but the Blue Jays take off at the first sound of us coming outside.
Guess you got him started young and he learned how to beg. I've read that they are very intelligent birds. He might want you to take him fishing.

["D"]

Bruce, we were camping around Hot Springs years ago(25 or so) and made a day trip to Petit Jean to see the waterfall. We packed a picnic lunch. When we were setting up to eat I made the comment that the blackbirds, jays and cardinals looked larger than usual. Found out why. They landed on the table and begged. Shortly after, they just started helping themselves. We had to leave to be able to eat!!