Our Bluejays are mean, vindictive and intelligent.
That they are cousins to crows does not surprise me.
They are practically the same in intelligence and temperament!...............
I agree...and I have come to love observing crows as well...though I am glad I do not live close to a roost of them. A “murder” of crows...love that description of their group!
Crows seem much more like “older people” as Blue Jays are to “teenagers” in my mind.
“”Our Bluejays are mean, vindictive and intelligent.””
That’s not meanness. It’s bravery and nads. I’ve seen a bluejay dive-bomb my dad for being too near one of their nests. It was hilarious, but also gave me respect for that bird. He was doing what most humans would do if their kids were being threatened.