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Mobbing (the little birds chasing off the big ones) is very interesting to get into. It's one of the few things where animals of different species will work together for the same purpose!
Hell yeah, little Jay, get it!
I love jays, they are so quirky and badass.
I adore my jays. I switched feeding strategies in my backyard to a trough-style feeder to make extra room for the little birds and prevent the Jays from bullying everyone else out.
One cool thing I've noticed is the Jays acting like a (very loud) lookout alarm for all the other species. The Jays scream, and everyone runs away and hides. I've seen it when the hawk comes poking around, and once when a cat found its way onto my deck.
Heck, the Jays have me trained at this point! Whenever I hear their...delightful voices...I look out the window to see who my new visitor is. They're nature's Ring cam!
What a fancy, poopy, loud, cute hat!
It's like one of those wacky hats from the royal wedding. Princess Eugenie looks to be getting swarmed by a Jay here:
Ah, yes, the British posh, they both look like they would fight for that vole in much the same manner as the birbs, but without the elegance.
"I call it.... The Aristocrats!"