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Eurasian Jay, Eichelhäher

Garrulus glandarius

Photo by C.I.L.L.1010
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Field Notes

Description:

The eurasian Jay get's a body length of 32 to 35 cm or 12.6 to 13.8 inches. It's wingspan is about 53 cm or 20.9 inches.

Habitat:

Occurring over a vast region from Western Europe and north-west Africa to the Indian Subcontinent and further to the eastern seaboard of Asia and down into south-east Asia.

Notes:

It was looking for some food. I fed it and it stayed as long as I took my pictures!

Reference Links:

Eurasian Jay

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Comments (2)
C.I.L.L.1010
Haha he really was quite noisy but stayed just for 30 minutes or something like this!

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedJuly 19, 2011

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