I think no matter where you find them, all Jays seem to share a couple things in common – they are bold, beautiful, and a wee bit bossy! Okay, make that a way bit bossy!
I know my backyard Blue Jays are like that. They will loudly let me know if the peanut supply runs dry!
The Steller’s Jays in Alaska were like that too. (See, this was just a clever way to post a few more pictures from the trip!)
When the VRBO owner in Seward told us that these Jays would peck on his window if he forgot to put out the peanuts, we went to the grocery store and brought some back with us. Let’s just say this fella wasn’t shy at all. He ate off the rail…
…he ate out of my hand…
…and he even tried to confiscate the rest of the container as his own!
We also saw some Canada Jays toward the end of our trip (a first for me) when we were eating lunch by Skilak Lake on our way back to Anchorage. We didn’t have any nuts to offer, but they came right out to investigate us.
Every Jay that I’ve ever seen has been beautiful…
…but honestly, none surpass the ones I have in my own backyard!
Backyard Bird Nerd 
The Eurasian Jay is not such a keen visitor of gardens Kathy, so I cannot say if it’s bossy or not. It is certainly a very noisy bird.
I’ve never seen a Eurasian Jay – I’ll have to look up a picture of one. 🙂
Lovely, intimate look at your feathered friends.
Beautiful shots, Kathy. That is one impressive lens you have there… looks heavy, too! But you create amazing photos with it. 🙂
Thanks. The lens is a bit of a beast. I named mine Beowulf. It is a 100-400mm lens, and is my go to. I have a “cotton carrier” vest that it hooks on that makes carrying it so much easier when out for long periods of time.
They are just beautiful, bossy, birds, aren’t they! We have what I call the Band of Five, a group of jays that command the feeders when they’re around. As soon as I put out food one of them shows up, then calls in his buddies. They scarf up as much as they can, then they’re off. They’re definitely feeder bullies, but the female red-bellied woodpecker stands her ground (on her short little legs) and makes them wait until she selects her one peanut and flies off.
I know I’ve asked you before, but is your lens a 600mm?
They’re such fun to watch.
My lens (and I love it) is a 100-400mm with a Canon 90D body.
I think I’ve quoted Emily Dickinson’s poem The Blue Jay here before, Kathy, but she always comes to mind when any one mentions their noisy neighbors, the Jays. So once again here are her first 2 stanzas, immortalizing them:
No brigadier throughout the year
So civic as the jay.
A neighbor and a warrior too,
With shrill felicity
Pursuing winds that censure us
A February day,
The brother of the universe
Was never blown away.
Love it! Suits them perfectly!
What a diverse family of birds!