What happens when a bird dies?

i was sitting in my backyard and a blue jay that seemed injured had been under a tree most the day,and various blue birds came and went throughout the day then a little while ago he tilted his head back ,flapped his wings, and fell over and never moved again so we are gonna bury him but was wondering if this is normal
Death is very normal. You said he seemed injured. He might have been - hitting a window, a car, been hit by a hawk and escaped. He might also have been ill. Go ahead and bury him, but yes, this is very normal.



Most birds that die like this are never seen or found and within a few days or weeks at most, they are recycled by beetles, bacteria, other animals, etc. Perfectly normal, or we