Blue Jays

I was enjoying my coffee in the hot tub this morning when the "scout" blue jay appeared.  He shows up in the morning to see if there is anything for the birds in the feeder or on the ground or on the driveway or anywhere around.  If he finds something, he immediately informs his friends and they fly right over.  This reminded me of an incident a couple of weeks ago when Mickey and I were enjoying our morning coffee in the hot tub.  The "scout" had notified his friends and they were gathered.  They all suddenly started chirping or whatever it is that blue jays do.  We laughed and thought that they were fussing at us to provide seed.  Seconds later, the fox was headed up the mountain and when he disappeared, the chirping stopped.  It seems that they were totally unaware of our presence with or without food.  Now we know the "danger" alert of the blue jays.