Russ
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? Bird ID please
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Osprey
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Russ, I think that's a young scrub jay. They don't come into the village much -- they live in thick scrub desert.
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Whale-ista
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Agree ^^ Young Scrub Jay was my first guess.
Around here ( San Diego ) they are mostly inland birds rarely seen on the coast.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Russ
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Thanks
I was thinking Scrub Jay also but the color /markings just didn't make it. Immature Scrub Jay makes sense.
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durrelllrobert
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Quote: Originally posted by Whale-ista | Agree ^^ Young Scrub Jay was my first guess.
Around here ( San Diego ) they are mostly inland birds rarely seen on the coast. |
I have a breeding pair in my yard here in Punta Banda
Bob Durrell
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Whale-ista
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It doesn't surprise me that they are seen near the coast in many parts of Baja. It's more likely they will still be living in areas that have good
habitat and open space- more common SOB.
In most areas of Southern California the coastal areas are developed and Scrub Jays' preferred vegetation has been removed to make room for houses,
shopping malls, parking lots etc. So they are still around- but often in fewer numbers.
Enjoy! They are lovely birds.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Bob53
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Tons of them around my Fallbrook house.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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basautter
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Yes, it's a Scrub Jay.
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