It's a Bird

[beavens]

Slightly embarrassed that I do not know what this bird is - I want to say that I shot it in Arizona, around Sedona.

ID & C/C welcome!!

Jeff

 

[Mike Mancil]

I can’t identify the bird but I do recognize a fantastic portrait.

 

[AlanLichty]

Goes by the name of Scrub Jay according to my Peterson Field Guide. Nice portrait - shows off the distinctive neck pattern for this member of the blue jay family.

 

[JimFox]

What a cool shot, you actually make that scrub jay look interesting!

 

[Leslie Hunter]

Looks great!

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice one Jeff.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Nice image, Jeff. The name for this bird was recently changed to Woodhouse's Scrub Jay to differentiate it from what is now called the California Scrub Jay. Before the change they were both called Western Scrub Jays. The California version is a brighter blue, has a hooked beak, has a longer white eyeline and has black on the shoulders as can be seen below. Here is a link: https://aphelocoma.com/2016/07/09/western-scrub-jay-is-no-more/

 

[beavens]

I can’t identify the bird but I do recognize a fantastic portrait.

Thanks Mike! Upon seeing it posted I think I might have cropped a little too aggressively - the level of detail seems a bit off.

Goes by the name of Scrub Jay according to my Peterson Field Guide. Nice portrait - shows off the distinctive neck pattern for this member of the blue jay family.

Thanks Alan!! Do bluebirds fall into the blue jay family as well? I was thinking some type of bluebird when we first saw it.

What a cool shot, you actually make that scrub jay look interesting!

Looks great!

Thanks for the comments, guys!

Nice image, Jeff. The name for this bird was recently changed to Woodhouse's Scrub Jay to differentiate it from what is now called the California Scrub Jay. Before the change they were both called Western Scrub Jays. The California version is a brighter blue, has a hooked beak, has a longer white eyeline and has black on the shoulders as can be seen below. Here is a link: https://aphelocoma.com/2016/07/09/western-scrub-jay-is-no-more/

Thanks for the info, Doug!! I appreciate the new name as well as to what might be more accustomed name - knowledge is power!

Jeff