The bluejays are greedy and hungry, but only 1 bluejay at a time is allowed to pick a peanut from the wreath. The rest of them must wait their turn.
It's not always an easy task to get just the right peanut out of that coiled wreath.
Selecting a peanut becomes even more difficult when there's only 1 left and it's securely lodged at the bottom of the wreath! This bluejay eyes the peanut and plans his strategy for securing that final peanut.
Now he's perched on top of the wreath, but obviously there's no way he can reach the peanut from there.......
well, maybe he can if he just streeeeeetches over the edge a little bit........
hmmmmm, no luck with that. So he decides to try it the way he's seen the nuthatches get a peanut........
Crap! that's not going to work either! Having a bluejay audience laughing behind you makes this especially difficult!
Bluejays are just not well-suited for clinging upside down to feeders! But they are persistent when it comes to peanuts......
Oops! So close....... Wonder what that other bluejay is thinking?
One of the bluejays eventually snatched that last peanut out of the wreath and the show was over. I especially like to fill the peanut wreath on weekends when I have time to sit back and enjoy the show. Early mornings seem to be the best time to attract the bluejays in large numbers. Once they spread the word that peanuts are being served, they all flock in to enjoy this special treat. This entertaining bluejay display is definitely worth the the price I have to pay for peanuts in the shell.
