yes, you were actually awake when you saw this

[theladyrose]

I just saw a bluejay kill a mouse by Good Court.

But aren't bluejays seed eaters, i.e. herbivores? I didn't think that they were strong enough to fly off with a dead mouse in their beaks, either.

I'm terribly disturbed. I didn't even realize that there were mice running around campus in daylight.

I know that I'm not being a weirdo narcoleptic because someone else was there when I saw it and was equally disturbed.

Comments

[pinkbubbles101.livejournal.com]

you guys are funny.

and yes that was weird. and yet quite amusing.

[theladyrose.livejournal.com]

It wasn't nearly as amusing for you; you didn't get to see the freaky bluejay peck violently at the thrashing mouse's neck. Eurgh...

[horosha.livejournal.com]

Hehe yeah. Blue Jays eat seeds, but also insects, frogs, mice, even eggs of other birds. Sometimes they flock together and take down a baby deer.

[theladyrose.livejournal.com]

This is the point when I look stupid and naive and totally freaked out by that last sentence of yours.

And I always thought that bluejays were nice little birds that never really bothered anyone. They're out to get us after all!

[zedhaus.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to mention the fact that a BLUEJAY DECAPITATED MY DUCKLING. But maybe I will.

[theladyrose.livejournal.com]

It's a conspiracy of bluejays to go around killing things! They are seriously starting to scare me.

[a-mire.livejournal.com]

Bluejays hang out in front of my deck and steal catfood, too. They have a contest going with the raccoons.

[theladyrose.livejournal.com]

Cat food? As in canned cat food or some other kind?

[a-mire.livejournal.com]

No, they swoop down from a nearby tree and grab a mouthful of kibble. Often while a kitten is eating.