Large and lanky songbird with a long tail and stout bill. Adults are rich azure blue and gray above, with a clean, pale underside broken up by a partial blue necklace.
Juveniles are gray above with a blue tail and bits of blue coming in on the wings.
Acorns are a main part of the diet; their bill is thick and hooked for carrying and opening acorns; slightly different from the straight, pointed bill of Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, which eats mainly pinyon pine seeds.
Inquisitive birds that often perch out in the open. Adults are pale below with a partial, but wide blue necklace.
Boldly hops around trees and shrubs looking for food; they almost always look like they are up to something.
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A fairly large songbird with lanky dimensions. The tail is long and floppy; the bird often adopts a hunched-over posture. The bill is straight and stout, with a hook at the tip.
Larger and bulkier than a Western Bluebird; smaller than an American Crow.
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