Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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In this video, we take a look at one of the world's most interesting birds, a bird whose intelligence may have long been underestimated.

* Note, the "Northern" in blue jay was dropped from the name of the species. It is now only the blue jay.

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- Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]

- Enchanted Journey


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Picture attributions:

By Erik Drost - Wade Lagoon Blue Jays, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66596024

By Robert Taylor from Stirling, ON, Canada - Blue Jays_5517, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81783912

By Glunardi - Photo taken from home of a Bluejay flying in the courtyardPreviously published: goo.gl/photos/yq3fNxVBSXqQGse47, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41308341

By Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69348785

By Dion Art - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=132598716

By Damien Neadle - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70903932
Wimpenny J, Weir A, Clayton L, Rutz C, Kacelnik A, Clayton N. "Cognitive Processes Associated with Sequential Tool Use in New Caledonian Crows". PLOS ONE. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0006471. PMID 19654861. PMC: 2714693

By Mdf - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1406880

By Robert Taylor from Stirling, ON, Canada - Blue Jays_9505, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81787668

By Robert Taylor from Stirling, ON, Canada - Blue Jay in Flighjt_7178, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81785844

By Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren - Blue Jay, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63972810

By Rhododendrites - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61817675

By Robert Taylor from Stirling, ON, Canada - Blue Jay Taking Flight, Stirling_1023, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81782735

By Mike's Birds - Blue Jays In Bird BathUploaded by Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21096526

By Ryan Hodnett - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77407727

By Wildreturn - flickr.com/photos/80270393@N06/16702016244/, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=130176922

By Ladyannne - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=134130267

By Wildreturn - flickr.com/photos/80270393@N06/51202770076/, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=130176870

By lwolfartist - flickr.com/photos/151817352@N04/50050939038/, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131236054

By Rhododendrites - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107276625

By Photo by and (c)2009 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) - Self-photographed, GFDL 1.2, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7081461


This footage licensed through Adobe Stock (https://stock.adobe.com) :

[1] "Hungry Blue Jay Chick Calls for Parents." By Benjamin Gelman.

[2] "Blue Jay on a Feeding." By PEGGY.

[3] "Blue Jay Pecking at Food in The Snow." By jesuis terun_vision

[4] "Blue Jay Finishing Splashing in The Bird Bath Then Flies Away." By Harold.

[5] "Drama Unfoldd as Two Blue Jays Swoop in For a Peanut, With One Quick Grab That Leaves the Other in Hilarious Disbelief." By Tigarto

[6] "Mesmerizing Slow-Mo: Blue Jay Swiftly Swooping in for a Peanut Grab!" By Tigarto