Blue Woodpecker at 11 O'Clock!

Spotted our very first "blue jay" this morning. "Look! Look! A blue woodpecker!" they called out. This chubby jay bird was pecking away at a fence top and did look woodpeckerish. I first heard a most amazing sound - like a teakettle chirruping. Looking West off the Northern back porch - there he was! Bright and lovely as a round of turquoise sitting in rusty-hued dirt. This bird likes to imitate the ivory-billed woodpecker! I happen to love mimics and find the voice and its range of squeaks, ability to imitate, songs, all sorts of vocals fascinating. So, this bird holds particular enchantment for me. I just plain love birds. Here's what the "bird experts" had to write about this amazing "mimic":

"Common, conspicuous, and noisy, Blue Jays are capable of making a wide variety of sounds. In addition to the loud and often heard jay! jay! call, a bell-like tull-ull call, a melodious whistled teekle, and a variety of chattering, harsh notes and growls may be heard. Blue Jays also produce a remarkable imitation of the scream of a Red-shouldered Hawk.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/BLUJAY/

Here's a song chirp from what Paul McCartney wrote about love & life and the Bluebird:

All Alone On A Desert Island
We're Living In The Trees,
And We're Flying In The Breeze.
We're The Bluebirds, We're The Bluebirds
We're The Bluebirds, We're The Bluebirds
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.