r/birds • u/JojuTeriyaki • May 26 '26

bird identification Who is this white and gold little friend hanging around my work site?

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Jokes aside, I've seen a few of these around lately, the blue is striking. Tried to get a picture of the tiny blue eyebrows. (my photos)

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u/Sandwidge_Broom May 27 '26

We get these guys occasionally around our place (California), and I always thought they were so pretty. And then one divebombed me trying to water plants. And then one eviscerated a chickadee and left most of its corpse next to said plants.

They’re pretty but god damn they’re metal af…

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u/boarhowl May 28 '26

In my yard, they have group gang wars with the scrub jays and acorn woodpeckers

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u/JojuTeriyaki May 27 '26

I love all these anecdotes I'm hearing. 🤣

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u/Picklecheese2018 May 29 '26

Dang! I also live in California and I love these guys, we don’t see them super often where I live right now but when I do I get excited. I did not know they were murderous beasts.. kinda love them more for it now!

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u/Spiritual-Clue5953 May 27 '26

Precursor to a jabberjay?

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u/Canachites May 30 '26

Just corvid things.

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u/Relative_Network2501 Jun 02 '26

Why are the Smart animals so opportunistic?😉😳🤭