Here are some fun jay facts: Blue jays love to eat peanuts in the shell. Sometimes they will pick up a peanut and shake it to see if the shell is full or empty before they crack it open.

and feeding stations in the West. The bird’s flight is strong and steady, with wings rarely flexed above horizontal. Polytypic. Length 11.5". A nearly unmistakable dark blue, black-crested jay ...

Juvenile: much grayer overall, showing very little blue on the head. Flight: Usually undulating with quick deep wingbeats. Both the Steller’s jay and the blue jay have conspicuous crests and ...