California Scrub Jay

My blue neighbor

The California Scrub Jay alights the laundry pole and aims its left eye at me. Then its right. He watches me hang clothes on the line, taking an interest in how I use clothespins. I think he’s male. He hangs out with another scrub jay, but this one is more aloof, and disappears completely for a months at a time. I hope this time the eggs hatch. It has b…