Scrub Jay In-Flight I

by Linda Brody

Title

Scrub Jay In-Flight I

Artist

Linda Brody

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

This Scrub Jay is flying to his nest. Getting ready to land in the brush.

The California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica), is a species of scrub jay native to western North America. It ranges from southern British Columbia throughout California west of the Sierra Nevada. The California scrub jay was once lumped with the island scrub jay, and Woodhouse's scrub jay, collectively called the western scrub jay. The group was also lumped with the Florida scrub jay; the taxon was then called, simply, the scrub jay. The California scrub jay is nonmigratory and can be found in urban areas, where it can become tame and will come to bird feeders. While many refer to scrub jays as "blue jays", the blue jay is a different species of bird entirely.

The Western Scrub-Jay combines deep azure blue with dusty gray-brown and white. The rounded, crestless head immediately sets it apart from Blue Jays and Steller's Jays. These birds are a fixture of dry shrublands, oak woodlands, and pinyon pine-juniper forests, as well as conspicuous visitors to backyards. Western U.S. to Mexico.

This photograph has been featured in the following Groups:
Birds In Flight

Some of my artwork appears on products sold at Zazzle. Check out the following website: http://www.zazzle.com/linda116

If you like my art, please take a moment to "like" and/or comment. I would be most appreciative if you would share on Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, etc. This will help promote my art online and enable it to be found by others on internet searches. Thank you so much.

Uploaded

May 16th, 2015

Colors

Embed

Share

Tags