Photo: Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

This good-looking bird is a Steller's Jay.  Like other jays, it belongs to the same family (Corvidae) as crows, ravens and magpies.  These songbirds are quite common in the Colorado Rockies.  I photographed this individual in Larimer County, Colorado.

Here is some good info about this species from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Steller's Jay