Blue Jay

doody

I just caught a blue jay pecking in one of my pots. What the heck's that about? I don't have any bugs in their to my knowledge. The tree is a Zelkova. I am probly over reacting, but want to be sure.

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Thomas_J.

I came home one day for lunch, and as I was sitting there eating and looking out at my trees, i noticed something different about one of my larger tridents. As I peered in side I saw a baby blue jay roosting on one of the branches and dumping all over my pot.
I went to put the little guy out in the yard, and its mother did a nose dive for my head. I never even saw her coming. Blue jays can be pretty mean if they want to. Them and the squirrels are the only two that give me problems.
Thomas J.

splinter

I've seen several types of birds pecking at the soil of some of my trees. Depending on the type of soil you have, they usually peck at it for the grit. Birds require grit, like sand, to digest their food. And yes...they can make one heck of a mess.

TreeBay

Might be planting an acorn too, or looking for worms & bugs... basically harmless until you see that oak tree sprout!

Regards,

Matt

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whidn

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I remember reading that you use that crushed shale in your soil.. I am sure that thats what its after...they make the same type stuff to feed pigons and chickens. My dad has some for his pigons, I thought of using it b4 but also considered the lime content. Didnt want to risk it.

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doody

Widen I don't use crushed shale. I use aquarium gravel, oil dry, peat, and pine bark. I will however be trading in my oil dry for ghicken grit, and am not sure if I will continue using the aquarium gravel.

I think Matt's right, because we gotta bunch of acorns in the yard. That causes a problem with the chipmunck, and squirls, but my dog takes care of them. Sad thing is that my dog was watching the blue jay from the window, and did'nt even bark. Then again he has had a bad experience with one a few years back.

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