The jay bird (this one is a Western Scrub Jay) is known as a chatterbox. Slang(Wikipedia) - "The word "jay" has an archaic meaning in American slang meaning a person who chatters impertinently. Jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae." Even so, I enjoy them and welcomed this one to our backyard.

The bare stem with a few petals is all that is left of our volunteer Belladonna Lily (Naked Lady).