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Wild Blue Jay eats out of my Hand
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[quote:IDW 373629:MV81MDQ4NjRfNzc3NzI2Nl8zNTY5NjdDMg==] Four years back, I had a whole nest of four blue jays running around on the ground while I mowed the grass. They'd fallen from nest about twenty feet up in a tree. I herded them out of the way in a corner of the fence with the noise of the lawn mower. WHile I was taking a break, I heard the mother blue jay raising hell and saw a nieghbors fucking cat stalking the babies. By the time I ran over to where they were, the cat had one of the babies in it's mouth. I wacked the fucker hard over tha back with a stick and it let go of the baby bird, which appeared unharmed. I did the best I could to discourage the neighbors cats with a bb gun in the week it took the birds to learn to fly well. FOr the last three years these same jays have remained, and they have not forgotten what transpired. They often come up on deck and look in through the kitchen door,apprently urging me to come out for a visit. They exhibit no fear. and when I go outside and sit down they land on the chair and on the deck rails around me. It's not about food, either, I have never fed them other than the bird feeder which is for all the birds, and it's not near the deck. They just recognize me as a friend. It is really comforting to have them act in such a friendly manner. [/quote]
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There's this wild Blue Jay my mother trained to eat out of her hand. It will fly down and grab peanuts from my hand also. One time it came 48 times in a row within an hour's time, grabbing peanuts out of my hand, burying them, and returning for more. I've not heard of anyone else making a pet out of a wild Blue Jay and was wondering if anyone else here has done so. This Blue Jay has been around for about 8 years. It really loves my mother and will just stay on her hand for several minutes and will look into her face as though it is trying to communicate. We have it on video also.
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