By Susan Thompson | Lake Panorama Times
Blue Jays can be seen year-round at Lake Panorama. This large songbird is present from Florida to southern Canada and as far west as Montana. They thrive in a variety of habitats but prefer wooded edges and oaks.
Photographer Trish Hart and her husband, Scott, live in a home on Andrews Cove. Blue Jay numbers at their feeders increase in the winter. The Hart feeders offer a mixture of black oil sunflower seeds, fruit and nut wild birdseed, and peanuts.
Blue Jays have brightly colored plumage of blue, white and black. The black bridle across the face, nape and throat varies extensively and may help Blue Jays recognize one another.
Blue Jays are known for their intelligence. They are monogamous, and pairs often stay together for life. Nesting occurs during spring or early summer, and young jays fledge about three weeks after they hatch.
Hart offers custom prints of her photos on canvas, paper, metal and glass. Learn more by visiting Nature’s Canvas Photography on Facebook.
