This nestling blue jay demonstrates how to keep a nest tidy. Like all newborns, baby birds poop. A lot. But if you peer into most species’ nests, there’s little to no evidence of it. So, where does the doo-doo go? It seems diaper duty is one of the most unique, understudied, and, frankly, underappreciated behaviors among birds. Perhaps you’ve glimpsed the process before: A nestling like seen here, turns its rear up and ejects a floppy white bag of poop encased in mucous: a fecal sac. The parent

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Blue jays are often known as true love birds, because they are one of the birds that mate for life. In addition, from the initial mating ritual to the sharing of parental duties, a blue jay couple is an interesting example of a peaceful animal partnership. Since Marguerite is imprinted she has chosen one of our staff members to be her mate for life. Here you see Marguerite allofeeding, it is when one bird offers food to another. It's usually done by the male feeding the female. Scientists have o