THE BRAVE BLUE JAY….OR NOT….
O.K., O.K, JUST STAY CALM…WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU DID TO THAT HARMLESS LITTLE CHIPMUNK…JUST BACK OFF DUDE…..
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LUCKY THE CHIPMUNK.
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DON’T TOUCH ME! DON’T TOUCH ME! EEEEEEEEEEYYYAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
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AND STAY AWAY!!! ( I WAS SO SCARED I THINK I WET MY LITTLE BLUE JAY
UNDERPANTS! )
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IGNORANCE IS BLISS….
They do say that ignorance is bliss…but in this case, I think it’s just dangerous…one must always pay attention to one’s surroundings…you don’t know what could be out there lurking..
WHAT DO YOU MEAN..MOVE SLOWLY AND DON’T TURN AROUND?…
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IS HE STILL THERE ????? I’M AFRAID TO LOOK..
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BLUE JAY AND CHIPMUNK….
DON’T LEAVE ON MY ACCOUNT..
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THE PICKY BLUE JAY…
I was watching for squirrels at the bird feeder…the birds were just going crazy over the peanuts..and it didn’t take long for the blue jays to arrive. They were zooming in and out..making their peanut selections and flying triumphantly away with them. One blue jay flew up and landed on the bowl…and I was dumb-founded…I don’t know why I waited so long to fire off a shot..but it was CARRYING A PEANUT IN IT’S BEAK!!!!….It was RETURNING the peanut!!!!!!!’ I have never seen this, EVER!!!!
In the pictures you will see the blue jay after it has just arrived.. with the peanut in its beak….that’s the apparently defective peanut…in the next image you will see a peanut on the far side of the feeder placed standing up against the edge of the bowl, that is the sad, rejected peanut…Next image… The blue jay has the newly selected peanut in it’s beak!
EXCUSE ME MISS…MISS !! I’D LIKE TO RETURN THIS PEANUT!!
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GENTLY PLACED BACK IN THE BOWL…LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT.
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THIS ONE WILL DO NICELY..
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This just has to be a first…Who do I contact to report this phenomenon?
HOSTILITY…
I don’t know if it’s the heat…or two visitors who just felt cranky…
but I’m keeping the “window into the woods” locked up tight.
I have to admit, the Blue Jay kind of reminds me of myself working
my way through a bowl of popcorn….Popcorn….I’m off to find some
popcorn…I may even melt some chocolate on top of it…I’m starting
to feel cranky…
THERE’D BETTER BE SOME CHOCOLATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BOWL,
OR I’M GOING TO FLY RIGHT OVER THERE AND PECK A HOLE IN YOUR FLOO-DA-LOO-DAL…
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EXCUSE ME, …..EXCUSE ME!….COULD YOU PLEASE TELL THAT BLUE JAY TO SHARE??? I’D ASK HIM MYSELF, BUT I’M VERY FOND OF MY FLOO-DA-LOO-DAL…AND I’D LIKE TO KEEP IT ALL IN ONE PIECE.
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EXCUUUUUSSSE ME!….
Not the best image…but I couldn’t resist this crazy “newbie”..
This appears to be a very young Blue Jay, who is just learning about
his new Blue Jay world…a much more mature Blue Jay flew up behind him
to get some birdseed and this was the startling reaction…He had a lot
of guts for being the new kid on the block…
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THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING….
Ladies and Gentleman, this is your Captain speaking…..
I would like to request that you all remain in your seats while we try
to determine why we are not cleared for landing….
From what I can see from the cockpit, there seems to be a problem
with the Bluejay Airline…they have monopolized the runway and are not
allowing other airlines to land…..I have my binoculars out and from my
view at our altitude of 32,000 feet (these are REALLY strong binoculars)
I can see what appears to be a constant blur of blue….many, many
take-offs and landings are occuring…….It looks like mayhem…they are
not even landing and taking off on the runways, they’re just flying in every
direction…..Ooooooh,,,I think I see the problem.. there appears to be a HUGE peanut
spill on the runway and this is causing the flight frenzy…
I would advise all of you to hide any and all bags of peanuts that you might be
snacking on….this could get ugly…
I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THIS PILOT A “10″..LOOK AT THAT AWESOME FORM!
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THIS LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A ROUGH LANDING. AT LEAST HE HAS HIS LANDING GEAR DOWN..
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WHY IS HE MAKING THAT CIRCULAR MOTION WITH HIS WINGS? IS HE SIGNALING THE TOWER THAT HE’S READY FOR TAKE-OFF?
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WHAT ARE THEY DOING? ..I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY’RE JUST SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY TALKING.!…..WAIT A MINUTE…DO I SEE TINY LITTLE CELL PHONES?? OH MY GOSH…SOMEONE TELL THEM TO SHUT UP AND DRIVE !!!!!!!!!
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frenzy….
SWEPT UP IN BLUE….
The squirrels are really in fighting mode today…but in between
monitoring the skirmishes, I did get to enjoy part of the “flight
crew’s” maneuvers….
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FEATHERS….I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT A PILLOW.
I’ve been watching my fine feathered friends again….they never cease to amaze me..
One thing I think we humans ought to be able to do is fly…under our own power..
Just imagine,,,no gasoline to buy, but then of course our food budget would go up,
all that flying would make us hungry…We’d be burning about 3000 calories
an hour.
Then of course there’d be no insurance to buy..well we might need SOME…
I mean there are collisions to consider…and speed limits to set …and we’d need air traffic
Officers?…… oh this is getting over-whelming!
On the “up-side” we could buy nifty flying outfits,,decorated with little feathers
and even feather covered helmets to protect our heads..ooooohhh, maybe
with some glitter and rhinestones..OH !,,,where was I? Oh Yes,,,
We could zip around to our hearts content…lots of “me” time…of course taking the
kids to school could be a problem..there’s only room for one passenger..
and how about teaching our kids to fly…would we have to find a ledge and push
them off ???? Just kidding….
And then there’s the nightmare of those who drink and “fly”….
And what about people who like music when they’re traveling, could we allow
them to sing? It would be like second hand cigarette smoke,,if they sound awful and
make us want to throw up, will there be a law for that?
And what if you’re flying RIGHT beside your husband and you say
“we’re lost” and he says, “no we’re not”…who can get the map out???
Our arms would be busy flapping…and there wouldn’t even be a gas station
to stop at….Sigh….Oh, well,,back to square one.
USE YOUR BRAKES !!!! USE YOUR BRAKES !!!!
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- I WANT A FLYING OUTFIT LIKE SHE’S WEARING..I
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- LEAN TO THE RIGHT! LEAN TO THE RIGHT!! OBVIOUSLY YOU’RE
NOT READY TO FLY ON YOUR OWN YET
- GET OFF MY “BUMPER” BUDDY!!!!! WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
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SOUND THE TRUMPETS!!! STRIKE UP THE BAND !!! OH! YOU ALL WENT TO BED..I DON’T BLAME YOU.
Well,,,only three hours and fifteen hours late……….here is the video we were all
going to watch together..I realize from many comments, that a lot of you WERE actually
gathered around your monitors at the same time…so….I guess you were all united at
that moment…by the bond of confusion and frustration……..hope the chocolates were
good and for those of you substituting wine for chocolate..you probably didn’t mind
the mix up HALF as much as the rest of us.
Thanks for being such good sports!
(IT HELPS IF YOU TAKE THIS FULL SCREEN}
YOUR FLIGHT IS CANCELLED..
YES, I'M PINCHING YOUR FEATHER, AND YOUR PROBLEM IS ?
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CAN'T WE DISCUSS THIS AS TWO MATURE ADULTS?
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HAVE YOU NOTICED? THEY NEVER GIVE YOU PEANUTS WHEN YOU FLY ANYMORE.
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HOPPING MAD
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YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME..I SEE YOU..AND YOU!
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OOOHHH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EAT FIRST!
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THIS LITTLE GUY HAD NO PROBLEM JUMPING
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each other at times. I’ve never seen them actually grab seeds and nuts
out of the pot at the same time before..
You’ll also see an image of a Blue Jay hopping into the air on this
post today…He was SO mad that I was snapping shots…seriously,
he looked right at me and continued to jump up and down for about a
minute. Just hopping wasn’t enough, he was screaming at me also.
The Cardinal got worked up when he caught sight of his own reflection in
the window..(it’s actually reflected TWICE!) Glad he gave up on that
pretty quickly, sometimes they carry on about the “intruder” for
months.
A woodpecker came to call, to my surprise. They usually are very
nervous and leave when other birds approach, but he held his
ground today.
The squirrel was hilarious! He spent about forty-five minutes leaping
up, grabbing a peanut and then racing off to the woods to hide it.
He also spent a fair amount of time chasing another squirrel who
was apparently closer to the food than a quarter mile and this
posed a BIG problem for him..very territorial.
It was a little upsetting today. To my surprise a landscape fellow
showed up and was spraying stuff on the lawn to inhibit crab grass
growth! I spent an hour hosing the stuff off of the grass so none
of the birds or squirrels would ingest the nasty chemicals.
I felt so badly for one little squirrel today. He must have fallen
out of a tree! His right front foot must be broken…he wasn’t able
to get up to the feeder for the peanuts, couldn’t trust that paw
to grab hold..so after I sprayed off the grass, I moved the
feeder right up against the branches so that it can just walk right
up and have a seat.
Well, you may be wondering why I called this post…”your flight
is cancelled”. Today you are only getting images of “the flight
crew”, the Blue Jays, grounded. No take offs, no landings, just
sitting on the tarmac talking about what they’re going to have
for lunch.
NO NEED TO HOSPITALIZE ME…I CAN GET MY FOOT OUT OF MY MOUTH BY MYSELF.
I think I went a bit too far with my silliness today..I may have led people to
believe that it was seriously suggested that I need mental help…Not so…
Just my inept attempt at humor. I’ve had some really kind posts full of reassurance
and it has meant so much to me..but I’m also embarrassed that I caused concern..
So….forgive this overly dramatic blogger for her embellishments if you can…
I will now post some sedate images and while you enjoy them, I will work on getting my
foot out of my mouth.
Sandhill Crane One
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SANDHILL CRANE TWO
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MY FAVORITE SEAGULL
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MR. MAJESTY
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THE BIRDS AND NO BEE, JUST A FLOWER
I had a few friends stop by yesterday..The blue jays
came back and I love these two pictures…First he captures the peanut, (I got
that shot). The next shot I get…just his shadow! 
The orchid I wanted to post just because I love this image..I have it enlarged and
hanging, just to enjoy.
FROM THE RIDICULOUS TO THE SUBLIME
Alright first off, here is my bald-headed little buddy……looks like a hunting
accident to me. Or as I said before, male pattern baldness. So for those of you
who have to slow down to stare at traffic accidents..take one quick look and then
look away!
And for those of you who just loved “The Flight Crew”, here they are with
a few of their friends.Yes, these images were all taken within a few days
of each other. Welcome to our wacky weather!
So after a day of burying you all under a mountain of posts….I’m going to
shut up for awhile and give you a break.
Can anyone knit a teeny tiny hat?
This is an all you can eat buffet, right?
Gotcha!
He forgot to wear red!
Red
Look, he's leaving. No one will notice if we do too!
