I enjoy watching my jays come to the peanut feeder when it's empty. They
quickly go & pull the nuts out of their hiding places. It's quite
entertaining!

                                                        Manon Van Schoyck
                                                        Licking County
                                                        www.ohionature.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Richards" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 9:21 AM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Unusual Blue Jay Activity


> I've been putting out peanuts for the local Blue Jays
> and they disappear quickly.  Now I know why.  I
> watched as one Blue Jay took every peanut, one at a
> time, and quickly buried them in the middle of my
> backyard (no small task since we've had no rain).  I
> didn't see him eat even one.  Either he's very clever
> to keep them all for a later meal, or he's very dumb
> since we have quite a few squirrels in the area who
> could surely find them in the ground.
>
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