Cyanocitta stelleri
(L 11.5" WS 19" WT 3.7 oz)
Mount Rainier
Washington
26,27Jul2017
Primarily lives in coniferous forests
...diet is about two-thirds plant
matter and one third animal matter.
© Tayler
Brooks
xeno-canto
Cyanocitta in Greek
means dark blue.
Stellar’s Jay
Blue Jay brother
Singing to the mountain
On his knobby tree
White water rushing
Blue Jay brother
Looking, Staring
Watching!
Jay’s spiky styled Mohawk
Bowing to
Spring morning sky
Stellar beak
Singing to the mountain
(Isabel, Grade 3)