A blue jay perched on a horizontal wooden beam. The view of the bird is sideways with its head pointed towards the greenery that fills the background. The beak, the head and the top of the back are blue with a distinct crest. The wing and tail feathers are alternating blue and black with white tips. The underparts are grey and transition to white just above the legs. The area around the eyes and the neck are white.
A rufous treepie perches on a tree, facing the camera directly with the head turned to the left. The backdrop is filled with various branches adorned with long, narrow green leaves. The bird's beak is grey with a black tip. Its head and neck are black, while the underparts below the breast are reddish-brown. The tail feathers are white with black tips.
A rufous treepie is standing on the ground sprinkled with food crumbs. The view of the bird is from the front and above. The tail is long, white with black tips. The body is reddish-brown whereas the head and uppeer breast are black. The ground is partially covered with occasional grass patches, with the remaining area appearing wet and dark, interspersed with small stones.
A close-up of a grey-necked crow with black head, eyes, and beak. The neck is grey, contrasting with the black torso. The mouth is partially open. Metal bars stretch from top to bottom against a blurry white background. The crow's body is angled toward the left while its beak points toward the top right corner of the frame.
Alan set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #BerriesandBeaks. The alternative is #corvids.
Here are three corvids: A bluejay, a rufous treepie, and the Indian (greynecked) crow.
The bluejay photo was taken in Charlotte whereas the other three in Kolkata.
#birds #bluejays #treepies #crows
