A 1st! A gorgeous pair of western scrub jays. Could be they're a little north of their range from coastal S. WA to Baja CA. They’re members of the corvid family & impress me as very curious, confident birds.

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Another jay (western scrub jay - Aphelocoma californica) photographed near Cassel CA.

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Western Scrub-Jay pair, one with an acorn. Taken late in the day, the very end of the golden light.

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A Western Scrub Jay - Aphelocoma californica - in my garden.
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Long legged Western Scrub-Jay lift off

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Jay descending a dead tree branch.

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Western scrub jay perched on a wooden fence. The background is blurred, featuring hints of greenery and a rustic fence.

Western scrub jay perched on a fence in Oregon.

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