I have learned the hard way not to do peanuts, you find them all over the neighborhood and at my feeder they’re gone in under an hour (a full bag). Very expensive but the birds love it!
I know what you mean! I've learned to ration them to 1/2 c. per day or 1 c. if they didn't show up the day before. $25 per month for unshelled, unsalted peanuts.
Yup i have the same flippin problem my neighbors have literally 10 bird feeders n i am at battle until last nite i finally found n bought squirrel feeder cuz these mf birds have become so horrible that noise now i take my pellet gun n plan on getting the job done by summer cuz these basterds ive caught them on cameras stealin n squeezin into all my hidin spots i had to make for my poor squirrels its like they know i hate them yet they dfc!!i dont like killing animals but these 4 bj have also been peckin side of my house causin holes!more $$ nothing good about these basterds!!
I'm going to guess that it is a mating pair the larger one the male the smaller the female and he is making the hawk call to claim territory over the peanuts- aren't they a great team! Fun video
Very nice video. I love Bluejays 💙 I buy shelled and unshelled peanuts just for these beautiful birds. Woodpecker, Cardinals, chicken and Titmouse love peanuts as well.
I’ve got several jays that hang around my yard and when they find the peanuts, I put out for them, they are so smart they pick them up to compare the weight before they decide which peanut to take. Amazing!
I live in AZ and we have scrub Jay's and stellar Jay's. The mannerisms are exactly the same with peanuts. They shake to hear if there are p nuts in them and stash in surrounding trees.
I got a pair of Scrub Jay's in my backyard that I have recently started feeding. I usually play scrub Jay calls from yt to draw them in, but stopped because I thought maybe it would stress them. So now I whistle, tho that doesn't work so often
My friend and I have recently begun feeding blue jays raw peanuts in the shell. We have observed them dropping one peanut in favor of another, and also trying to pick up more than one at a time. We haven't tried loose peanuts, because most of those come salted, and salty ones probably aren't good for the birds. From the video, it is interesting that the jays will choose unshelled peanuts if they have a choice.
I have lots of jays, crows, grackles and cardinals that visit me. All except the cardinals prefer unshelled peanuts. The cardinals don't have enough of a beak to easily open the unshelled nuts. The reason for the preference as far as I see is easy. Peanuts in the shell have much more flavor.
@@MikeNaples I wonder what kind of taste buds--if any--birds have. I once got some reddish-colored birdseed that claimed to be squirrel-proof on the label. It was true that squirrels didn't eat, although the usual birds did. I tried some, and indeed the seeds were notably spicy.
@@wittwittwer1043 Birds have some taste buds on their tongue, but mostly the inside of the beak itself has taste buds! A lot of them, definitely enough to taste things. Only mammals taste spiciness. So animals that don't chew their food, like birds and lizards, are able to eat extremely spicy peppers without any problems- letting the seeds pass unharmed.
@wittwittwer…Raw peanuts are not the way to go , although they will take them . There’s a chance that they might get sick from them . I know squirrels can get a bacterial infection from raw peanuts in a shell especially if their broken or cracked , they will develop a head tilt . I don’t know if birds get it or not but the safest way is roasted and unsalted peanuts . They sell loose roasted unsalted peanuts , I get mine from a produce outlet . Salted peanuts can make animals very thirsty and water is mostly short supply .
I made a squirrel feeder, for peanuts, and the blue jays quickly caught on. I saw one actually eating a peanut the other day. They hold it with their feet and poke at it with their beak, like a woodpecker. When they finally get a hole big enough, they pull out a nut, then they put the nut under their feet and poke at it, like a woodpecker. The only thing is, they don't understand that a peanut usually has 2 nuts in it. Until I saw a blue jay eat a peanut, I didn't understand why there were so many peanuts on the ground half eaten.
Great footage and I do love Jay's and once they find the peanuts they keep coming back and that's good cause I like them.Mine won't show up without peanuts but I got lots of good birds in east central Arkansas.
I remember a few years back, I bought a couple bags of peanuts and went out back and threw them on the ground and came back inside. The ground turned blue. It was awesome!
I am curious as to how they eat them. I feed blue jays whole peanuts and I wondered how they are able to hold the peanut and get the nut out of the shell.
@Duff Man…I have observed Blue Jays eating peanuts . The will land on a limb and hold the peanut under their feet , then peck at the shell till it breaks open . If you want to help them , you could crack the peanut shell partly open by pressing the meaty part of your hand down on the shell using a little force . They do love peanuts, I had about twenty five in my backyard one time , and if I didn’t give them their nuts they would raise cain , screaming at me . They will let you know when there is a hawk around too . When you look out and don’t see them and it’s quiet out there’s a good chance that a hawk is in your yard , perched .
Birds hold or pin shelled nuts under their feet and then peck or bite them to open them. Birds with hooked beaks bite them open, but birds with straight beaks like blue jays peck them.
Why do blue jays prefer peanuts in the shell more than out of the shell? Also people should know salted peanuts are bad for blue jays because they’re digestive system doesn’t metabolize salt in this form well. Not sure about other birds.
