Diane McAllister / Newly hatched Western scrub jay chicks (Aphelocoma californica) huddling together in their nest near one last egg. This nest is in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, June

Claudio Contreras / Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica), Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, June

Claudio Contreras / Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica), Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, June

Rolf Nussbaumer / Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), adult perched on icy branch of Possum Haw Holly (Ilex decidua) with berries, Hill Country, Texas, USA. January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), adult calling on icy branch of Possum Haw Holly (Ilex decidua) with berries, Hill Country, Texas, USA. February

Rolf Nussbaumer / Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), adult perched on blooming Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana, Hill Country, Texas, USA. March

Tim Zurowski / Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), California

Tim Zurowski / Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), California

Tim Zurowski / Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), California

Marie Read / Western scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) carrying an acorn in flight, Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA

MYN / Juanjo Segura / Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) watching another land, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, USA, December. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Juanjo Segura / Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) one feeding whilst another lands, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, USA, December. Meetyourneighbours.net project