Blue Jays Have Chin Curtains

This morning I was admiring the birds at the bird feeder. A blue jay came to take a drink at my heated water bowl.  Steam was rising out of the bowl into the cold air. A rim of thick frost built up on one side of the bowl.  Blue jays are huge birds compared to the other juncos, chickadees, and nuthatches.  Blue jays are not only big but they are bold.  Their blue color is bold.  The head shape is bold.  The beak is bold.  The black eye stripe makes them look bold and criminal.  Their long tails are bold.  And look at that black chin curtain; very bold.  For as bold as blue jays appear, their behavior is strikingly timid.  As soon as the blue jay saw me looking through the deck door, it took off flying through the woods, screaming, "Awwk!  She was looking at me through the glass? Awwk!"