Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums
updated 11/14: Jay, scrub-jay, Crow, Raven, Nutcracker, crow -crowned
!["American Crow (© Nick Viani) Carl Washburn Memorial State Park",]()
!["American Crow (© Nick Viani) Crescent City Jetty/breakwater",]()
!["American Crow (© Nick Viani) Lone Ranch Wayside, Brookings, OR. Apparently an easy source of nesting material.",]()
!["American Crow (© Nick Viani) Lone Ranch Wayside, Brookings, OR. Apparently an easy source of nesting material.",]()
!["American Crow (© Nick Viani) Lone Ranch Wayside, Brookings, OR. Apparently an easy source of nesting material.",]()
!["American Crow (© Nick Viani) Tolowa Dunes State Park, CA",]()
!["Black-chested Jay (© Nick Viani 2/7) Canopy Lodge, Panamá",]()
!["Blue Jay (© Nick Viani) Coconut Grove, Florida",]()
!["Blue Jay (Eastern) (Washington DC)",]()
!["Blue Jay - uncommon west of the Cascades. This photo was taken in Whitefish, MT.",]()
!["Brown Jay (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, Costa Rica",]()
!["Brown Jay (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",]()
!["Brown Jay (© Nick Viani) Hotel Bougainvillea 7-acre garden, San José, Costa Rica",]()
!["California Scrub-Jay (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond"]()
!["California Scrub-Jay (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["California Scrub-Jay (© Nick Viani) River Walk Park, Ashland, OR",]()
!["California Scrub Jay",]()
!["California Scrub Jay",]()
!["California Scrub Jay",]()
!["California Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani) Backyard birds",]()
!["California Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani) Ditch Trail up Paradise Lane, Ashland",]()
!["California Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani) Siskiyou Field Institute",]()
!["California Scrub Jay - Hoarding in the Garden (© Nick Viani) Backyard on Paradise Lane, Ashland",]()
!["Canada Jay",]()
!["Canada Jay",]()
!["Canada Jay (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Lodge outdoor dining area",]()
!["Canada Jay (© Nick Viani) In the vicinity of Bunker Hill CG, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR",]()
!["Canada Jay (© Nick Viani) Siltcoos Lake Trail",]()
!["Canada Jayr (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR",]()
!["Canada Jayr (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR",]()
!["Clark's Nutcracker (© Nick Viani 9/3/24) Cabin Lake Bird Blind, Fort Rock, OR",]()
!["Clark's Nutcracker - AKA \"Camp Robber\" (© Nick Viani) Fort Rock, OR",]()
!["Clark's Nutcracker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["Clark's Nutcracker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["Clark's Nutcracker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["Clarks Nutcracker (Canadian Jay and/or camp robber) - Crater Lake National Park, OR",]()
!["Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",]()
!["Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",]()
!["Florida Scrub-Jay (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Mexican Jay",]()
!["Mexican Jay (© Nick Viani) Madera Canyon, Green Valley, AZ",]()
!["Mexican Jay (© Nick Viani 3/28)",]()
!["Northwestern Crow (Beacon Hill, Victoria, BC)",]()
!["Northwestern Crow (Beacon Hill, Victoria, BC)",]()
!["Piñon Jay (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",]()
!["Piñon Jay (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",]()
!["Piñon Jay (© Nick Viani 9/3/24) Cabin Lake Bird Blind, Fort Rock, OR",]()
!["Raven (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",]()
!["Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani 10/29) Walking along the Ditch Trail",]()
!["Stellars Jay - Bear Creek Greenway, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Stellars Jay - Sun River Resort, OR",]()
!["Stellars Jay - TID Ditch Trail, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Steller's Jay (© Nick Viani) Cadre Point Trail, Lake Earl Wildlife Area",]()
!["Steller's Jay (© Nick Viani) TID Irrigation trail, Ashland OR",]()
!["Steller's Jay (© Nick Viani) TID Irrigation trail, Ashland OR",]()
!["Western Scrub Jay - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["White-throated Magpie-Jay (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",]()
!["White-throated Magpie-Jay (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",]()
!["White-throated Magpie-Jay (© Nick Viani 11/20) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica",]()
!["White-throated Magpie-Jay\n (© Nick Viani 11/20) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica",]()
![California Scrub Jay]()
![California Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani) Observed during the Christmas Bird Count, Ashland Area 4]()
![California Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani 11/23/24) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR, Feeder Watch]()
![Stellars Jay after the bath(© Nick Viani) Ditch Trail, Ashland]()
"American Crow (© Nick Viani) Carl Washburn Memorial State Park",
"American Crow (© Nick Viani) Crescent City Jetty/breakwater",
"American Crow (© Nick Viani) Lone Ranch Wayside, Brookings, OR. Apparently an easy source of nesting material.",
"American Crow (© Nick Viani) Lone Ranch Wayside, Brookings, OR. Apparently an easy source of nesting material.",
"American Crow (© Nick Viani) Lone Ranch Wayside, Brookings, OR. Apparently an easy source of nesting material.",
"American Crow (© Nick Viani) Tolowa Dunes State Park, CA",
"Black-chested Jay (© Nick Viani 2/7) Canopy Lodge, Panamá",
"Blue Jay (© Nick Viani) Coconut Grove, Florida",
"Blue Jay (Eastern) (Washington DC)",
"Blue Jay - uncommon west of the Cascades. This photo was taken in Whitefish, MT.",
"Brown Jay (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, Costa Rica",
"Brown Jay (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",
"Brown Jay (© Nick Viani) Hotel Bougainvillea 7-acre garden, San José, Costa Rica",
"California Scrub-Jay (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond"
"California Scrub-Jay (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico",
"California Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani) River Walk Park, Ashland, OR",
"California Scrub Jay",
"California Scrub Jay",
"California Scrub Jay",
"California Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani) Backyard birds",
"California Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani) Ditch Trail up Paradise Lane, Ashland",
"California Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani) Siskiyou Field Institute",
"California Scrub Jay - Hoarding in the Garden (© Nick Viani) Backyard on Paradise Lane, Ashland",
"Canada Jay",
"Canada Jay",
"Canada Jay (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Lodge outdoor dining area",
"Canada Jay (© Nick Viani) In the vicinity of Bunker Hill CG, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR",
"Canada Jay (© Nick Viani) Siltcoos Lake Trail",
"Canada Jayr (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR",
"Canada Jayr (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR",
"Clark's Nutcracker (© Nick Viani 9/3/24) Cabin Lake Bird Blind, Fort Rock, OR",
"Clark's Nutcracker - AKA "Camp Robber" (© Nick Viani) Fort Rock, OR",
"Clark's Nutcracker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)",
"Clark's Nutcracker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)",
"Clark's Nutcracker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)",
"Clarks Nutcracker (Canadian Jay and/or camp robber) - Crater Lake National Park, OR",
"Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Florida Scrub-Jay (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge",
"Mexican Jay",
"Mexican Jay (© Nick Viani) Madera Canyon, Green Valley, AZ",
"Mexican Jay (© Nick Viani 3/28)",
"Northwestern Crow (Beacon Hill, Victoria, BC)",
"Northwestern Crow (Beacon Hill, Victoria, BC)",
"Piñon Jay (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",
"Piñon Jay (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",
"Piñon Jay (© Nick Viani 9/3/24) Cabin Lake Bird Blind, Fort Rock, OR",
"Raven (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",
"Scrub Jay (© Nick Viani 10/29) Walking along the Ditch Trail",
"Stellars Jay - Bear Creek Greenway, Ashland, OR",
"Stellars Jay - Sun River Resort, OR",
"Stellars Jay - TID Ditch Trail, Ashland, OR",
"Steller's Jay (© Nick Viani) Cadre Point Trail, Lake Earl Wildlife Area",
"Steller's Jay (© Nick Viani) TID Irrigation trail, Ashland OR",
"Steller's Jay (© Nick Viani) TID Irrigation trail, Ashland OR",
"Western Scrub Jay - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)",
"White-throated Magpie-Jay (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",
"White-throated Magpie-Jay (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",
"White-throated Magpie-Jay (© Nick Viani 11/20) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica",
"White-throated Magpie-Jayn (© Nick Viani 11/20) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica",
North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR
California Scrub Jay
California Scrub Jay
Stellars Jay after the bath(© Nick Viani) Ditch Trail, Ashland