Blue jays might be beautiful, but there's a good reason many bird enthusiasts don't want them around their feeders. Learn why ...
Host Peter O'Dowd talks with Brian Stokes, graduate student in ecology, evolution and behavior at the University of Texas at ...
Despite millions of years of evolutionary separation and a geographical divide, a blue jay and green jay mated in Texas. This bird is the result.
Researchers have found a new "grue jay" bird in South Texas, a hybrid between blue and gray jay birds that is likely the result of shifting weather patterns and climate change.
Brian Stokes knew he might be onto something when he saw an interesting bird show up on a social media post. “I quickly recognized that it wasn't a blue jay, at least a full blue jay,” said Stokes, a ...
What happens in the wild when sparks fly between a blue jay and a green jay? Until recently, no one had any idea. But then, in 2023, someone spotted a rare kind of visitor to a backyard outside of San ...
It could be the first natural hybrid between the two species. Meet the 'grue jay,' a natural hybrid between the blue jay and green jay What happens in the wild when sparks fly between a blue jay and a ...