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Stellar Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Photo by HemaShah
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Description:

I saw this Stellar Jay with an Acorn. Next I saw it smashing the Acorn against a rock.

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Comments (2)
HemaShah
That indeed is amusing to watch!
Glen Marks
I love these birds. I had some here all this past summer, two adults and a juvenile, The young one would take a peanut and go hide it in a planter and while he came back for more, the other two would go get it and bury it elsewhere, lol. It'll learn :).
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PublishedMarch 12, 2013

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