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11-JUL-2013 Vern Rogers (fotabug fotos)

Do Western Scrub Jays Have Funerals?

The Western Scrub Jay is a very interesting bird. They live in breeding pairs and are not particularly social. They are territorial and not friendly with other scrub-jays. Yet, they are known to call for other Jays to come and screech over a dead Scrub Jay. An experiment was done at University of California at Davis that appears to indicate that they do.
Here is an article and video about the experiment - http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10325

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Julie Oldfield15-Jul-2013 00:46
Very nice!
Jay Levin12-Jul-2013 20:05
Excellent behavioral capture, Vern. I especially like the name of this bird!
Frank Brault12-Jul-2013 17:44
A beautiful portrait. V
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS12-Jul-2013 16:52
Great shot Vern, such a pretty bird!
Willi Braun12-Jul-2013 16:10
Fantastic shot!
Walter Otto Koenig12-Jul-2013 14:37
Beautiful colors and great detail. "V"
Jack Hoying12-Jul-2013 11:49
Nice shot of this one. I've never seen them look so nice!
Milan Vogrin12-Jul-2013 08:44
Great bird and photo! V!
shatterbug12-Jul-2013 07:09
Stunning details...wow is that sharp!
Yvonne12-Jul-2013 05:45
What a beautiful little bird and a very interesting story! v
woody3412-Jul-2013 04:48
Lovely bird so brightly coloured..thanks for the background information...well taken...V
Hernan E. Enriquez12-Jul-2013 04:18
Excellent image, Vern! V
Guest 12-Jul-2013 03:44
Pretty image and interesting theory about their culture.
Guest 12-Jul-2013 02:48
Nice image of this Jay, was not aware of it' peculiar habits....
John Perry 12-Jul-2013 01:54
Nice, Vern. Well done.
Janice Dunn12-Jul-2013 01:52
super shot of the Western Scrub Jay, and very interesting notes too
Bea.12-Jul-2013 00:29
Excellent shot of this pretty bird.
parrothouse12-Jul-2013 00:21
Pretty thing. Nice capture.
Stephanie12-Jul-2013 00:19
This is a beautiful capture Vern! V
I do think that animals are social creatures and have feelings. :)
Hank Vander Velde11-Jul-2013 23:57
Terrific image Vern. I saw a video of a Barn Swallow grieving over its dead mate once.
Guest 11-Jul-2013 23:09
Such a beautiful bird, to be so rowdy! lol
Donna
momad3004411-Jul-2013 22:57
A gorgeous bird. Very interesting info... V
Walt 11-Jul-2013 22:02
Lovely colors on this noisy raucous bird.
Judith Barnett11-Jul-2013 21:53
Simply gorgeous pic of one of my favorite birds, albeit a noisy bird. ;)
graham 11-Jul-2013 21:24
super shot Vern
Jim Coffman11-Jul-2013 21:11
Such a pretty bird! Very nice capture!
Steve Thuman11-Jul-2013 20:55
Such a gorgeous bird and amazingly detailed shot of it.
paplvr11-Jul-2013 20:34
Maybe they're mocking the dead. Aren't they cousins to the mocking jay? ha ha Such a pretty shot. Linda S
Barry Ailetcher11-Jul-2013 19:54
nice shot even though I don't like them at all
John Reynolds LRPS11-Jul-2013 19:46
Superb detail. V.
Debby 11-Jul-2013 19:19
I agree that this bird is a bird that is very aggressive toward other birds....and their own breed, as well. So interesting that they are known to " screech " over other Scrub Jays! Thank you for the info, Vern. Such a nice " capture " of a pretty colored bird. :)
David Jolley11-Jul-2013 19:09
Beautiful bird and interesting story.
Carl Carbone11-Jul-2013 19:05
Beautiful capture and very interesting article. Thanks for sharing.
Ruth Voorhis11-Jul-2013 18:59
Fantastic capture! V
Anitta11-Jul-2013 18:58
Such a pretty bird! What a great find. Thank you for the info! V
Naomi 11-Jul-2013 18:56
Very pretty. V
Guest 11-Jul-2013 18:45
Ditto. Best J
joseantonio11-Jul-2013 18:36
Interesting information these love birds.Thank you for sharing this.V
Irene Wehrli11-Jul-2013 18:35
An interesting story and such a lovely bird!
Irene
mart senior11-Jul-2013 18:31
very nice capture,, see u using the new Nikon 7100, hope u like it, sounds a great piece of kit
v
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