a sizable bird whipped over their heads took a branch in a young redwood across from where they sat conversing and raucouslyjeered them repeating a harsh nasalgrowl a shook shook shook shook cry

   Wha the hells tha

That’s a Steller’s jay.

Got a big fuckin mouth

They’re bold, aggressive birds.

Got a big mouth

                  Yasay a jay

Yes.

Ive got jays at my place

You do, they're scrub jays. Intelligent, friendly.

Don cry like this yahoo

No they don’t.

               What is it you call them?

   Seriously

I asked didn't I?    

   Boids

They show up when you feed your outdoor cats.

Yah

     Ill toss them kibble  But before I do I talk to them I say Hey boid hey boid or boids if twosometimes more appear

They cock their heads asif listening to me  Then I scatter kibble on the drive  They drop from the fence onto it anseriously getIve counted  one once took nine kibble into their beakhad to be stuffed in their gullet too then fly off

I enjoy the hell out of em

   Jays  Same family

Yes. Corvids.

I knew youd know ya birdwatcher you

Thank you.

Thank you

            But let me say this

What’s that?

I can define their difference  in particular their calls

                                                        You wont forget

I have trouble remembering, you know that.

I do

      I promise you wont forget

Awright. This I gotta hear.

   cleared his throat

Scrub jays are like the modest guys who have to have a couple of drinks before they can go into a titty bar

A titty bar.

Youre listening

Can’t wait to hear where you go with this.

Stellers jays are the same guys who went into the titty bar but now have sixseveneight drinks under their belt

Oh My God.

Yah

Yeah definitely.

                  I won’t forget that.

Neither will I

               Damn proud of the analogy

1531,  2sday,  30  7. 24

1917,  day-between-2-Ts,  31  7. 24