Eurasian Jay, 3/1/2012

Having been waiting in the park for hours for birds to appear, I walked toward a pavilion and saw a Jay standing on a tree trunk. Excited by the finding, I immediately took several pictures of the Jay, and then started recording, only to find all of the pictures are out of focus. So I grab one frame out of the recorded video, and post it here along with one picture I took earlier. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for visiting!

Jay can imitate the sound of other birds to lure them out of their nest and then eat their eggs. It also can imitate the sound of raptors(such as Serpent Eagles) to scare the enemy off.

This is today's photo.


This is today's photo.


This photo was taken earlier.


video, recorded on Jan. 17, 2012 and March 1, 2012.

Chinese name:	松鴉
English name:	Eurasian Jay, Jay
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Garrulus glandarius
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Species status:	Taiwan Endemic subspecies
Conservation status:	IUCN listed it as Least Concern, but Taiwan listed it as "Class III Other Conservation-Deserving Wildlife".
Migration status:	Taiwan local bird
Frequency of appearance:	Common in Taiwan
Foods:	Seeds, fruits, insects
Habitat:	Woodlands, mountain areas
Altitude:	Low to Mid-altitude, 200~3000m
Behavior:	Appear in flocks
Characteristics:	General Characteristics: Look like Gray Treepie, body is mostly light brown, wings are mostly black with two triangular shapes consisted of small light blue blocks, black stripes on both mouth upper edge and face, looking like wearing a full beard.
Breeding places:	West Europe, East Africa, Eastern coast of Asia, Southeast Asia, Taiwan
Migration destinations:	Normally live in mid-altitude mountains, some moved to lower altitude in Winter for warm.
Time photographed:	2012/1/17, 2012/3/1
Location found:	Wulai District, New Taipei City
Sources:	Internet
Notes:	Can imitate the sound of other birds to lure them out of their nest and eat their eggs, also can imitate the sound of raptors to scare the enemy off.