Blue Jays

I have heard that Blue Jays (the birds) are the meanest birds around.  I've watched them with other birds, and I agree they are. Figured if we leave them alone, they'll leave us alone. Fast forward to this summer. We have a family of Blue Jays in our back yard. I believe they have 2 or 3 baby birds. No biggie, since it's been so wet & I've been on maternity leave, I've not had to worry about kids in the back yard, other then my own.

This past weekend, as Spencer was trying to mow the grass, we saw a baby bird, trying to climb up the tree. Then all of a sudden out of no where, you hear the Momma bird, just squawking at us, and dove at us a couple of times. Then the Daddy Blue Jay joined in. Made all of us a little nervous. So we've been leaving that side of the yard alone.

Earlier this week, you could hear this soft sound/call from a baby bird, couldn't find where it was coming from,then Spencer found it. Yep- fell into one of the window wells of the basement. The kids freaked out, because they were so worried how this baby was going to get out, and the parents were sitting on the roof -raising up a ruckus too. So I got the kids to get some wood, and we placed it in the window well.  Later we checked on it, and the baby was gone.  So now, I've placed a large piece of wood over the window wells, to prevent any more babies from fall in.

The kids are relieved the baby is okay, I'm okay that neither one of the parent birds attacked me, my neighbor or our kids.  My neighbor told me that one of the parent birds, attacked her husband, and pecked him on the shoulder.  Ouch! I'd hate for that to happen to any of us.

Wonder what will happen next in our little Blue Jay soap opera....as the "World Turns" lol.

God Bless~