雨季がもう直ぐ終わろうとする頃、思い出したかのように雨が降る
明後日から乾季が正式に始まりそうだ

Just as the wet season is about to end, the rain returns as if it recalls it’s not over yet.
The dry season seems to officially start the day after tomorrow.

#WetSeason #Birds #CaliforniaScrubJay #WhiteCrownedSparrow

If I'm sad and #blue, it's because there aren't nearly enough peanuts here to satisfy me.

#BirdOfTheDay #CaliforniaScrubJay #Corvids #BackyardBirds #PNW

巣作りをしているようではなさそうだ
どうやら古い巣から枝を盗んでいたみたい
直ぐ近くには消え入りそうな月が出てた

It seemed s/he was not building a nest, but rather pilfering branches from an abandoned old one.
Nearby, the fading moon was hanging in the blue sky.

#Birds #CaliforniaScrubJay #FadingMoon

この時期の雨の恵みはこんなふうに緑色に現れる
裏庭で雨宿りするアメリカカケス

The lush green in the photo captures the gift of rain this time of the year.
A California scrub jay tries to stay dry, sheltering in the tree in the backyard.

#RainySeason #Birds #CaliforniaScrubJay

Does this peanut make my butt look big?

#BirdOfTheDay #BirdButts #CaliforniaScrubJay #BackyardBirds #PNW

Photo shoot from every angle. Modeling fees paid in almonds.

#CaliforniascrubJay #bird
🪶 #backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #morepowerfulthanhateislove
nature #wildlifephotography #photography

Precision engineering! Checking for the best weight before taking flight.

#californiascrubjay #bird 🪶
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

A scrub jay, with a white belly and blue head/wings/tail, perched on a roof

A local #californiascrubjay foraging for seeds on a roof #birdsofbluesky

Manteca CA 1/26/26

The theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #TailsUp and the alt theme is #ShutEye which is any bird resting.

#Birds!🦉 #Birding #Nature #Sparrows #CaliforniaScrubJay

#1 Sparrow
Cull Canyon Park
Castro Valley, Ca
Autumn 2022

#2 California Scrub Jay
Ione, Ca
Autumn, 2022

A touch of gray, a burst of blue. 💙

#californiascrubjay 🪶 #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

I bow before no one -- unless peanuts are involved.

#BirdOfTheDay #Bowed #CaliforniaScrubJay #BackyardBirds #PNW

Couldn't be more excited about this peanut. Woo hoo!

#BirdOfTheDay #FeedingTime #CaliforniaScrubJay #BackyardBirds #Birds #PNW

Are the almonds coming, been waiting awhile.

#CaliforniaScrubJay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

I'm here! Come out wherever you are! The calls for almonds paid off.

#CaliforniaScrubJay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

Winter Vibrant Blue

#bird #CaliforniaScrubJay
#ConnectWithNature
#FindYourPeace
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

Raindrops

#CaliforniaScrubJay #bird #raindrops #backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

New Year's Day almond
pickup.

#CaliforniaScrubJay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography #NatureHeals

雨が上がったほんのちょっとの合間に姿を見せる裏庭の住人
「立派な眉毛しているなぁ」
この簡潔な言葉が彼らの魅力を物語ってる

As the rain pauses for a brief moment, our backyard resident makes a timely appearance.
What glorious eyebrows s/he has!
Those simple phrases surely express her/his attractiveness.

#CaliforniaScrubJay #WhiteEyebrows

No matter how many times I see them their brilliant blue feathers are mesmerizing.

#CaliforniaScrubJay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

Almond Pickup

#californiascrubjay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

Dusk settles over the habitat. A lone pomegranate in the distance, while a fluffy young Jay sits between branches in another tree.

#californiascrubjay #bird
#dusk #Pomegranate
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

Flashes of blue visiting the habitat today. Those colors!

#californiascrubjay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

Why take one when you can take three.

#CaliforniaScrubJay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

It's amazing how much life can happen in one small space. A genuine, daily excitement of never knowing what beautiful creature will grace the habitat with their presence.

#bird #CaliforniascrubJay
#darkeyedjunco #mourningdove
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove
#wildlifephotography #photography

California Scrub-Jay

#californiascrubjay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

Habitat morning variety.

#CaliforniascrubJay
#MourningDove #Squirrel
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

A vibrant blue and white bird perched gracefully on a branch, showcasing its colorful plumage against a natural backdrop.

California Scrub jay

#californiascrubjay #scrubjay #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #griffithpark #dailybird #birdsofbluesky #naturephotos #LAwildlife #losangeles

California Scrub Jay, William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach, November 30, 2025. More flora and photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Bird #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #BirdsUS #Jay #Jays #CaliforniaScrubJay #SanSimeonBayTrail #WilliamRandolphHearstMemorialBeach #HearstSanSimeonStatePark

California Scrub Jay, William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach, November 30, 2025. More flora and photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Bird #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #BirdsUS #Jay #Jays #CaliforniaScrubJay #SanSimeonBayTrail #WilliamRandolphHearstMemorialBeach #HearstSanSimeonStatePark

California Scrub Jay, William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach, November 30, 2025.

More flora and photos:

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Bird
#Birds
#Nature
#Wildlife
#BirdsUS
#Jay
#Jays
#CaliforniaScrubJay
#SanSimeonBayTrail
#WilliamRandolphHearstMemorialBeach
#HearstSanSimeonStatePark

Fall is in the air.

#CaliforniaScrubJay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography

There's a moment of intense observation before this California Scrub-Jay makes its move. It swoops down into the habitat grounds, grabs some seeds, and then flies off to hide it.

#CaliforniaScrubJay #bird
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography