Western Scrub Jay
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Whenever you see a scruffy looking bird this time of year, it is going into molt. The dark areas are the bird's downy feathers showing through after molting its outer breast feathers.
Whenever you see a scruffy looking bird this time of year, it is going into molt. The dark areas are the bird's downy feathers showing through after molting its outer breast feathers.