"National Bird of Canada"

Meet our family of Gray Jays. Our feathered friends visit us and we hand feed them on a daily basis.  Blueberry pancakes is one of their favorites!!

Did you know that Gray Jays are actually shown

scientifically to be the smartest bird on the planet?

They are tough little birds and never migrate out of Canada, wintering in the boreal forest where they nest.  They've been observed sitting on eggs in temperatures as low as minus 30 C.

Gray Jay is also nick named Whiskey Jack

****50,000 online votes****

The Gray Jay was chosen the National Bird of Canada

Supper is Served ~ Gray Jays

Welcoming Winter ~

Our feathered and furry loved ones have everything they need right here to survive the winter elements ....

Four basic habitat components they require is:

SPACE ✓
FOOD ✓ 
WATER ✓
COVER ✓

Let's just say our residents are pleasantly spoiled....we even captured some eating out of the palm of our hand !!

Happy New Year !!!!

Like the birds...., Let us leave behind

what we don't need to carry

~ Life is beautiful, enjoy it ~

Happy New Year !!!!

The Gray Jay gives me a couple of pecks on the hand....that's as good as a kiss on the cheek for me....

They are very loveable

Blessings ~

Thank you for the food I am about to receive

in the Lord's name....

 AMEN....

Like my Mascara ?

Our feathered friends are doing everything they can to stay warm this winter....the temperature this morning was -25 degrees C  (-13 degrees F) and this little Gray Jay had icicles growing on his eyelashes!! Looks like a frosty mascara!!

We make sure their feeders are full and everyone has plenty to eat during these cold winter months.... Nothing goes to waste at the breakfast table here....This little fella is our regular and we enjoy his presence over our morning coffee!!

Good Morning Sunshine ~

Our regular morning visitors, including this darling little Gray Jay, patiently waits for his breakfast every morning.... If you would like to see some more fun-feeding antics from our feathered friends, you can visit them here

Gray Jay

 This little fella, along with his better half are sure to be perched everyday on our deck rail at mealtimes!!  They are very patient too because they know a great meal is on the way!! One morning they got lucky with some homemade blueberry pancakes!! (yes, with syrup....haha)

Patiently waiting for a bedtime snack!!

Patience paid off!! Going to bed with a full belly!!

Gray Jays are highly curious and always on the lookout for food....They nest during late winter, incubating the eggs in temperatures that may drop below minus 30°C.  I also learned that gray jays do not attempt a second brood in the May–June breeding period, even though the warmer conditions would appear to be more favorable for them.  They weigh 2.5-ounces and have to consume about 50 calories per day!!  (They certainly get that here!!)  Their fluffy plumage puffs up in winter and even their nostrils are covered in feathers!!

Here is a very interesting fact:

The oldest Gray Jay on record was at least 17 years old. Banded in 1985, it was recaptured and re-released by a bird bander in Colorado in 2002. (WOW!!)