A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing with crest lowered in sunlight in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 30, 2025. The background is dark shadows in contrast to the brightly lit bird.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, #Oklahoma, United States on May 30, 2025

Crest lowered when among friends

Some camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025May...

#bluejay #jaybird #Corvidae #corvid #Cyanocitta #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing with crest lowered in sunlight in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 30, 2025. The background is dark shadows in contrast to the brightly lit bird.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 30, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025May31_birds_and...

#bluejay #jaybird #Corvidae […]

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A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing on a wild grape vine with crest lowered looking back at me as I made the photograph in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 16, 2025.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 16, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025May...

#birds #bluejay #jaybird #corvid #Cyanocitta #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing on a wild grape vine with crest lowered looking back at me as I made the photograph in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 16, 2025.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 16, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025May31_birds_and...

#birds #bluejay #jaybird #corvid […]

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A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing on a wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 9, 2025. This is the crosstimbers ecosystem.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) on wild grape vine in Norman, #Oklahoma, United States on May 9, 2025

#Crosstimbers ecosystem

Some camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025May...

#birds #bluejay #jaybird #Cyanocitta #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing on a wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 9, 2025. This is the crosstimbers ecosystem.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) on wild grape vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 9, 2025

Crosstimbers ecosystem

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing on the ground in short Spring foliage with head in sunshine and body in shadow and crest lowered in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 3, 2025.

Blue Jay ( #Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on May 3, 2025

Camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025May...

Also at: 1-john-moyer.pixels.com/featured/blu...

#birds #bluejay #jaybird #Corvidae #corvid #wildlife #wildlifephotography #crestfallen #naturephotography

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing on the ground in short Spring foliage with head in sunshine and body in shadow and crest lowered in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 3, 2025.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 3, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025May06_birds_and...

Also at […]

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A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing in spring vegetation with crest lowered and tail raised in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on April 10, 2025.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, #Oklahoma, United States on April 10, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Apr...

#birds #bluejay #jaybird #Cyanocitta #wildlife #wildlifephotography

also at: 1-john-moyer.pixels.com/featured/blu...

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing in spring vegetation with crest lowered and tail raised in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on April 10, 2025.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on April 10, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Apr19_birds_and...

#birds #bluejay #jaybird […]

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Top feather: thin, straight, symmetrical, iridescent blue with 7 black horizontal stripes and black shaft with white base. Bottom feather right side up: slightly curved, light slate grey with white tip and a black upside down 'V' separating the the grey and white. The shaft is the same color as the feather.

Top feather: thin, straight, symmetrical, iridescent blue with 7 black horizontal stripes and black shaft with white base. Bottom feather upside down: slightly curved, slate grey with white tip and a black upside down 'V' separating the the grey and white. The shaft is dark with a white tip.

People often confuse blue jay and mourning dove tail feathers. Here's a comparison between the two, showing the color and pattern difference.

#birds #jay #bluejay #cyanocitta #cyanocittacristata #dove #mourningdove #zenaida #zenaidamacroura #feather #feathers #pennsylvania

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing on the edge of a birdbath in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 27, 2024. The crest is lowered even though an old photographer and two cats were sitting nearby. Since the bird is a year round resident, these particular cats and the human are recognized as harmless.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 27, 2024

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Oct...

#birds #bluejay #corvid #jaybird #Cyanocitta #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was standing on a wild Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vine with crest lowered in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 27, 2024. I have read that bluejays will lower their crests when eating with family and friends and raise their crests when responding to intimidate possible threats.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) on a Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vine in Norman, Oklahoma, US on Oct. 27, 2024

Some camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Oct...

#birds #bluejay #jaybird #Cyanocitta #nativeplants #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma

Meaning of #cyanocitta Steller: A genus of passerine birds of the family of the Crow which are distributed throughout North America and Central America... cyanocitta

Meaning of #cyanocitta Town tiles. It is a genus of birds in the family Corvidae. They are endemic to North America... cyanocitta

Significado de #cyanocitta Steller: Um género de aves passeriformes da família do corvo, que é distribuído em toda a América do Norte e América Central... cyanocitta

Significado de #cyanocitta Telhas de cidade. É um género de aves da família Corvidae. Eles são endémicos da América do Norte... cyanocitta

Significado de #cyanocitta Cyanocitta: Género de aves paseriformes de la familia de los córvidos que se distribuyen por Norteamérica y América Central... cyanocitta

Significado de #cyanocitta Azulejos de ciudad. Es un género de aves de la familia Corvidae. Son endémicos de Norteamérica... cyanocitta