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Aphelocoma californica
The western scrub-jay's a curious bird common to this area. Their coloration ranges from mostly blue with gray or gray with blue with a pale underside. A white upper eye mark is also usually present. This individual was picking up food stuff, maybe seeds, near where I was camping. After picking up what he had found on the ground he would fly into a near by tree to consume it. These jays are common to the area, but they are always a joy to see. I have always had a soft spot for jays and crows.
Ponderosa pine and gambel's oak forest laced with intermittent streams and rivers as well as very large grassy mountain sides.
Spotted on Jun 9, 2015
Submitted on Jun 16, 2015
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Now that is a lovely bird. I can understand why you have a soft spot for them.