today i decided to fix a small detail on my crossie. good weather was also encouraging, so i started early. since i got mine, the spoiler was full of bubbles (no idea what the previous owner(s) did). so i gathered my tools and paints and began working on it. at some point i was sanding the surface and was using paper towels to clean the surface and placed them on the top as i was using them.
then i noticed a blue jay that was following my movements very close. i smiled at it and talked friendly, and he got closer and closer. to the point that landed on the top on the car (it is a coupe).
then he picked one of the towels that i discarded nearby on the top (all wet) and tried to take off with it but was too heavy and looked at me. tried again and looked at me again. so i told he to wait a minute (i did so) and got another that was dry and cut a small piece and handled it to him and he got it with his beak and flew away (i guess he was building a nest). shortly after, came back, and landed close to me and looked intensely at me. so i got another piece of towel and gave it to him and he picked it with its beak and away he went. he did it again for the 3rd time and afterwards didnt see him again.
the neighbors across the street that watched the whole episode were in wonder, just like me. i wish i had a camera to show this to you folks.
perhaps he liked the crossie just as i do (dont we all?), or who knows why, but that was the way it happened.
wonders of the most wonderful car ever...

 

just came back from my son's. i spent about 2 hours doing things to our cars. he lives at about 5 kilometers ( 3 miles) from my place in straight line seeing at the map, but there are some turns and 5 traffic lights. anyway, when arrived at my place, i opened the hatch and began unloading some things, when suddenly heard a chirping very close. on the top of my car at the left side and at reach of my hand, there was a blue jay jumping and chirping and looking at me. he seemed to be asking for something but i didnt understand what it could be. at the moment, as i was totally surprised, i just couldnt think of the extravagance of the situation: a bird at hand reach asking me for something. as silly as this can be, the only thing that occurred to me was that it was the same that was asking me for something for his nest a few days ago, and told him that i was going to get some pieces of paper and began looking for it, but couldnt find any at the side where i was and moved to the other side, and he jumped to the other side and kept jumping and chirping. as couldnt find any i told him to wait and moved to the front of the car looking for it but in the meantime he flew away. i regret to tell that i didnt provide what he was asking, but this am not used to deal with birds. especially with this kind of situation. the difference between the 1st time and now is that then, he was asking silently for help, and now he was demanding noisily for something.
now that am thinking clearly, i wonder: was it the same? but how could he find me? by chance he was flying around and saw me? or was he following me through all the traffic, turns, stops...
could be, even if is impossible to believe it. also i dont expect any1 to believe this, but this is what it was. and now that he knows where i live, would he come back some day to visit me? or will go to my son's, where i go frequently? what's next?

 

some data: https://owlcation.com/stem/Blue-Jay-...tures-Behavior

 

I’m not sure how any of this is possible. Everyone knows the Blue Jays are Playing in Buffalo