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In reply to the discussion: Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) [View all]

BumRushDaShow

(167,886 posts)
5. Nice!!
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 04:51 PM
15 hrs ago

I recalled seeing some news articles about a hybrid between the Green Jay and Blue Jay found in someone's backyard!

Strange Bird Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is the First Known Hybrid Between a Blue Jay and a Green Jay


A male blue jay on the left, a female green jay on the right and a hybrid offspring of the two species in the center. Travis Maher / Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Macaulay Library (left); Brian Stokes (center); Dan O’Brien / Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Macaulay Library (right)

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Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) [View all] Bo Zarts 19 hrs ago OP
Ohh! What a gorgeous photograph! Diamond_Dog 18 hrs ago #1
Wow! I had no idea they were so beautiful Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #2
Beautiful. LoisB 17 hrs ago #3
Dang, that is amazing n/t hibbing 16 hrs ago #4
Nice!! BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #5
Which county? Probatim 15 hrs ago #6
Starr County Bo Zarts 15 hrs ago #7
Sweet - Starr and Hidalgo Counties are on the list. Thanks for the quick response. Probatim 14 hrs ago #8
Omigod, look at the detailed wings! You caught him in flight even. It's an astonishing photo, my dear Bo! CaliforniaPeggy 14 hrs ago #9
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