After some trial and error with the positioning, I finally managed to get some nice videos with the wildlife camera on my balcony. This jay seemed to have felt particulary talkative today - never heard one do these kinds of vocalizations.
Germany, July 2026
Sounds like he’s mimicking a hawk or another raptor. The blue jays in my yard are little shits and like to scare off other birds from the feeders by mimicking a red-tailed hawk call perfectly.
Reminds me of a friend of mine who used to complain about a jay mimicking his cat, just so that he would put out cat food :D