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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 days agoI wonder too… here we have an overlap between scrub jays and Steller’s Jays, but they look close enough that it would be tough to spot a hybrid. Hybrid: Little darker gray, virtually no white, and a hint of the Steller’s crest on top.
minus-squareⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 days agoI really really really really can’t wait to see a Stellar Jay sometime. They look so rad.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 days agoThey are absolutely gorgeous in person.
minus-squareYoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 days agoI visited a friend out in the mountains of Idaho a while ago and they were everywhere there. Never got sick of seeing them though, they’re beautiful
I wonder too… here we have an overlap between scrub jays and Steller’s Jays, but they look close enough that it would be tough to spot a hybrid.
Hybrid:
Little darker gray, virtually no white, and a hint of the Steller’s crest on top.
I really really really really can’t wait to see a Stellar Jay sometime. They look so rad.
They are absolutely gorgeous in person.
I visited a friend out in the mountains of Idaho a while ago and they were everywhere there. Never got sick of seeing them though, they’re beautiful