Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Feeding feathered and furry friends, 5 by Muddy1

Muddy1 wrote:
I put out shelled peanuts today, but the Blue Jays were unhappy because they wanted ones in shells.

I couldn't stand hearing them whine, so I went to the bird store, bought some and put them out along with the split peanuts. Everybody seemed happy!

Photo 4 shows just one of the reasons why I love Blue Jays: Before digging in, they screech to let the others in their family know there's food. Maybe other birds do it too, but they don't have a shriek that's heard around the neighborhood!