Birdfeeders

For those of us who live from the Rockies to the west coast, Steller’s Jays are common in pine and oak woodlands and coniferous forests. In campgrounds and picnic areas they are constantly watching for any unprotected food. They are bold and smart and manage to take food from careless campers frequently. From our backyard, we can see wooded hills, but have not had steller’s jays visit until recently. We have been delighted to see first two and now three of them occasionally appear in the yard. The largest one quickly found our No/No bird feeder which is filled with black oil sunflower seeds. The perches are too small for these birds, but he can reach it from the deck railing. The smaller ones kept trying, but couldn’t quite reach the seeds. It took about a week, but they are so smart, they found a solution! They can reach the perch, so are now tapping it to get the No/No feeder to swing just enough that they can grab a seed as it swings toward them on the deck railing. We are really enjoying watching these smart birds.