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I live outside of San Antonio (zone 8b) and had this bird in my front yard the other day. I tried to get a picture of front, but of course, he turned his head every time. I hope someone can help! Thank you!

Probably a Western Scrub-Jay.
There's a similar Mexican Jay that doesn't have the black cheek and dark patch on the back visible on your bird. And it doesn't occur near San Antonio.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Western_Scrub-Jay.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Scrub-jay

Again, you are great! Thank you so much. Absolutely this bird is a western-scrub jay. I saw the front of him, I just couldn't get it on film. Thank you!

You're welcome! I have a very hard time getting decent bird pictures on a regular basis, but once in a while I get lucky. At least this pic was good enough to ID the bird.

Ditto to Western Scrub Jay.

Resin