Courtesy Lorraine Lynch Types of Jays Blue Jay Chances are good you've seen this type of jay the most Though a rare visitor west of the Rocky Mountains, blue jays live throughout the Midwest and East The bird is hard to miss thanks to its bright blue markings and a loud jayyy jayyy call Telltale signs that you're seeing a blue jay are white wingbars and a jaunty A cardinal can be both male and female According to BBC News, retired ornithologist Jamie Hill spotted and photographed a unique cardinal he had ever seen Half of the cardinal body was tan, while the other part was bright red The colors were split lengthwise down the middle, looking like two cardinals had been merged Blue jays mate when they are one year old or sometimes even earlier This is seen as a good sign because blue birds have a short lifespan Female blue jays lay from three to six eggs at a time The eggs are colored blue, green or yellow usually with spots of brown and grey
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