Species: California Scrub-jay
Most recent capture date: 6/17/2023
Age: at least one year old

Notes: Jays really like to hold onto things. Sometimes it’s our fingers (very tightly, digging those claws right in); sometimes it’s something harmless we give them to hold, like a pen; and sometimes it’s their own feet. They also like to stick their legs out stiffly, as this bird is demonstrating. Other birds are content to tuck their legs in, but jays must do Weird Jay Legs.