Bluejays

[telophase]

I read somewhere that bluejays have unique facial markings and they may use them to tell each other apart. I have uploaded 24 pictures of bluejays from the feeder cam into this Imgur album.

I know we have at least 2 bluejays in the yard, as I witnessed both of them as they were building a nest. While I *think* I've seen them both at the same time near the feeders, I do not know if they both come to the windowsill, so I may have 24 pictures of the same bird.

Anyway, if you feel like staring at 24 pictures of birds to see if you can tell them apart, have at it. I haven't been able to spot any differences yet.

(If it helps, going across from left to right, then down, I know that pictures 2-4 are the same bird, as are pictures 5-10, 11-12, 13-15, 17-19, 20-22, 23-24, as they each came from the same batch of 5-6 shots.)

Comments

[kaosah]

I love photographing bluejays! I never knew that about them. After looking at these photos.. I can't seem to notice a difference, it could be the same one? I'm going to have to go through my photos where multiple ones are in the shots and see.
It's so fun watching them when they eat peanuts, they pick them up, weighing them and testing them to figure out which ones they want.

[telophase]

I think I might see a very slight difference in the shape of the black line that runs from behind the eye down to the chest--there's a little bump in i that seems to be less prominent in some photos. But that could just be due to feathers shifting around, so I can't say for sure.

I'll have to put some peanuts out!

[kaosah]

Make sure that they are unsalted ones :)

[telophase]

Check! Will do!