The photographs atop this entry features a blue jay alighting on the twisting branches of one of the shrubs growing in my urban garden which is a Avellana corylus (Contorted Hazelnut). In the image he/she is eyeing a ball-style bird feeder that is nearly empty of the black-oil sunflower seeds which it holds. Blue Jays are known to eat these seeds as evidenced in the photo below, where a blue jay is availing him/herself of black-oil sunflowers seeds which I had placed on a a saucer.
This bird-type also enjoys eating berries, especially blueberries, as evidenced by the next set of images.
And blue jays eat suet, as you can see in the photos directly below.
However (according to WBU-MICH), "if you offered a buffet, their first choice would be peanuts in the shell."
I certainly agree with them on this, for I have offered un-shellled peanuts in a variety of ways, and my efforts have not been lost on this bird type!
