January 8, 2024

I am known as a Steller's Jay

I look like a Blue Jay except more fancy

I'm loud and bold, with a large black crest

And I'm incredibly handsome, you must agree.

(This was David's and my first joint life bird. I was coming up a hill, and David was walking down it, and this guy landed between us.

Location: Somewhere in Colorado 

Date photo taken: August 26, 2010

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Stellers_Jay/id

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson