Those birds chased me (and my cat) every day until the next winter. To this day, I am wary of blue jays.
Sweet Spring
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23 responses to “Sweet Spring”
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Blue Jays are mean, vicious, nasty people.
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We had ferocious mocking birds. One even landed on a sister’s head and pecked her as she ran away. Love the evil red red eyes.
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That is awful! I somehow avoided getting pecked, but my poor kitty was not so lucky!
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I feel bad for your kitty!
I, um, feel less bad for my older sister. ;)
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HAHAHAHA! We had an aggressive mockingbird to deal with. With the Padawan was wee, he wore a helmet to use his bubble mower.
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Most birds are very territorial when nesting. I’ve been chased by bluejays before too. It’s rather scary.
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Ugh. We currently have a Blue Jay nest above our deck. I resfuse to go anywhere near it. Raptors, I tell ya.
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I don’t blame you!
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You’re not a fan of The Hunger Games, then?
And did you name your cat after Rapunzel?
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I love The Hunger Games, despite my distrust of blue jays. Yes, the cat was named Rapunzel because she was… a long haired cat. (Yuk yuk yuk.)
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I think your art and your stories are truly amazing!
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Thank you! That’s very kind :)
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They thought you were going to hurt their babies. If they could understand you, they probably would have been fine with you.
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Bluejays are nasty.
My brother and I were dive bombed for years by a butterfly. I never learned what we had done to deserve this. Or how the butterfly transmitted the death threat to subsequent generations.
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I had the same experience with chickens. And on the first day of school, too.
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I guess I’ve been lucky. I’m going to stay away from the blue jays in my yard! Love this great story. Almost missed the evil eyes–love them!
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You always make me smile. Or laugh out loud—and I always marvel that your work is funny, adorable AND graphically impeccable!
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These are so beautiful and creative.
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This was awesome and scary. Loved it!
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You have good reason to be wary. Your photo is hanging in the Blue Jay Post Office as “Most Wanted.”
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Luckily, I no longer have those snaggle teeth and unfortunate bangs!
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the illustration is really pretty! :) :)
The Middlest Sister 
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