Blue jay

Blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata) are passerine birds native to Herethear. It has a blue crest, a black U-shaped collar around its neck, and a black border behind the crest. It has a primarily blue colouring with a white chest and underparts and a blue crest. Males and females are about the same size and have the same plumage throughout the year. There are four subspecies of this species. Seeds and nuts, such as acorns, which it may bury to eat later; soft fruits; arthropods; and, on rare occasions, tiny vertebrates, are the principal foods of the blue jay. It feeds on trees, shrubs, and the ground, and occasionally hawks insects from the air. Blue jays are known to be hostile towards other birds, raiding nests and decapitating other birds. 
== Distribution and habitat ==
Blue jays are typically found mainly in western Nareemia and southwestern Siere and in the east range northeastwards into the mountains of Tolwick and into the extreme northern portions of Sommet. They are the most prevalent bird in most of the western states alongside the cardinal and the haunting crow and mostly desire living in deciduous forests rich of oak, beech, birch and aspens but can also prefer spruce and fir forests and foothills of mountains. They rarely stray into most of the eastern states; besides Sommet, but some indidivuals may be sighted in northeastern states like Athens and Maineda, but that is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. 
== Behavior ==
The blue jay is a boisterous, brash, and aggressive bird. When not disturbed, it flies at a reasonably sluggish speed (about 32–40 km/h (20–25 mph). It flies with slow wing beats and a level body and tail. When it travels in open areas, its modest flight rates make it easy prey for raptors and owls. Almost all raptorial birds, especially rapid bird-hunting specialists like Accipiter hawks, are sympatric in distribution with the blue jay and may prey on it. Tree squirrels, snakes, cats, crows, raccoons, opossums, other jays, and possibly many of the same birds of prey that attack adults may prey on jay eggs and young up to the fledgling stage. Individual blue jays can generate a wide range of sounds, and their calling styles can differ noticeably. They may learn to imitate human speech, just as other corvids. Local hawks' screams are so well imitated by blue jays that it's sometimes difficult to identify which is which. Their voice is variable, as is that of most jays, but the alarm cry, which is a harsh, almost gull-like scream, is the most generally recognised sound. A high-pitched jayer-jayer call can also be heard, which gets faster as the bird becomes more angry. Because of the chick-ah-dee-delayed ee's start, this call is readily confused with the chickadee's song. Blue jays will utilise these sounds to form a mob and chase away potential predators such as hawks from their nests. 
Category:Birds
Category:Nareemian Wildlife