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Blue Jay Responds to Woman's Clapping, Becomes Regular Visitor

A Blue Jay perched outdoors near water, with a white ceramic bowl on a wooden table in the foreground.

Birds are the epitome of the beauty of Mother Nature. While some birds have dull-colored wings, there are quite a few birds with bright and colorful wings. One such example is the Blue Jay.

Adult female in floral-patterned loungewear sitting at an outdoor deck, hands extended towards a small white bowl on a wooden table with a body of water and greenery in the background.

It is pretty common to find small birds quickly getting scared at a loud sound, like the sound of clapping your hands. However, have you ever heard about a bird that actually responds to your clapping?

This is precisely what was found recently in Canada. A lady would feed a Blue Jay every day. While she clapped her hands a couple of times, the Blue Jay would respond from a distance.

Blue Jay perched on a wooden railing overlooking a serene lake in a lush, green natural setting with late summer or early fall foliage under natural daylight.

The bird would soon fly to the source of the sound and find a bowl filled with peeled nuts ready to enjoy. This was a daily routine followed by the lady and the beautiful bird.

However, during the cold winter season, the Blue Jay was not found for 2 days. Although this did worry the lady, she didn’t stop keeping a bowl full of peeled nuts on the table for the bird every day.

A Blue Jay with blue plumage on its head and wings, white underparts, and black markings around its eyes perched near a white bowl of seeds or nuts in a snowy outdoor setting with snow-covered ground, evergreen trees, and a wooden railing.

Finally, after 2 days, the bird did respond to her clapping sounds and returned to enjoy her share of peeled nuts. The lady sometimes used to tease the bird with a whole peanut in her hands.

Although Blue Jays love to have a whole peanut, this bird didn’t give in to her greed and maintained the distance from her human well-wisher. However, this daily routine did create a special bond between the bird and the lady.