Sunbathing Blue Jay

He hopped down from the tree, spread his wings and plopped down. Here's a Cardinal from the other day doing the same:

A northern Cardinal sunbathing

Goobers.

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Broadfern@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 51d (1 reply)

It’s actually a huge warning sign when they do that.

It means they’re cute.

Individual_Orchid@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 51d

Very true

remotedev@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 51d

Looking at the images without reading the post is a fun ride. I was like damn the blue jay got a bad sunburn

Individual_Orchid@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 51d

I believe they are "anting", it's a kind of bathing

LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 51d

Blue Jay: "This would be a fucking awesome life if I didn't have to constantly look for bugs to eat. And of course eat them."