@westie :
I hope it survived and is well on its way to recovery. You did what you could ... thanks for that ...

@Catmae :
I looked up on the Texas Parks and Wildlife webpage and mockingbirds and not sure about the blue jays, but it's natural for them to have fledglings fall and the parents attack any harmful predators as they learn to fly. We looked over the fence several times and he is no longer there. He was just needing a rest. He had some good looking wings.

@westie : You did exactly the right thing, creating a safe place for it away from the dogs. Now it has a chance, and the parents will look after it. Thank you…

@westie :Mocking Birds and Blue Jays are the two most "territorial" small(song) birds in SE Texas(maybe all of TX, I dunno)....They will chase away anything in their "territory" once they've established that area....Mocking Birds are probably the worst....It's not uncommon to see them swooping down and pecking on the back of a cat just passing by....They even do it to humans, coming within inches of their heads and sometimes even pecking it....I've never understood how the USELESS "Mocking Bird" is the "State Bird" of FIVE states....Not only is it territorially aggressive but it's also extremely ANNOYING when it sings/mocks all the other bird's songs late at night and through the early morning, especially if it's perched not far from your bedroom window!....And if you've got a backyard "bird feeder" like me and enjoy watching a variety of birds stopping by like I do, I'm sure you can't stand when a Mocking Bird or Blue Jay comes in and runs all the other birds away!....

@EddyFree :
I have to say though, I do like it when my blue jays come chase away the pesky squirrels. They eat all the peanuts or dig in my plants. I enjoy the little guys but they need to be put in their place, sometimes!

It's all good in the nature world. Some things we like, some things we don't, but in the end it all works out…

@westie :
Thank you on behalf of all my nature creatures. I appreciate your kindness….

@Smokeybear : Speaking of nature, while I was hurrying to get to HEB before they closed at three yesterday, I stopped my car to get this picture. A Red Tail Hawk in someone's yard. I got three pictures before some kids on bikes made him fly away.