While in college, I had a pet blue jay that I found abandoned...Billy loved to fly thru the levels of split level house we rented. He was a thief—always trying to steal food and objects. He lived in a basket/nest I made for him.
Kept him for a semester or 2, then brought him home and let him go at my parents’ home.
Sadly Let him go shortly before a bad storm hit—summer thunderstorms, found him on the ground in bad shape day after the storm...
Nursed him back to health.
Let him go again, and he was off and running with his new life/freedom. Although didn’t stay long at my parents’ house after college, my parents were certain Billy stayed near their house because for several years, there was a very friendly jay that would land on their deck railing and try to take hamburger buns (one of Billy’s favorite things to steal), etc...
Yep, he was a thief, but I really enjoyed him.
Your video and the one that followed brought back very pleasant memories :)
Well, I’m glad it brought back a nice memory. We have lots of Blue Jays in our yard, they love snatching up peanuts.