Jay Garrulus glandarius - Finding The Acorns
This shot clearly shows the small black moustache and streaked crest (sometimes raised in display) of this colourful crow. Jays eat acorns all the year round and sometimes feed them to their young. They play a major part in maintaining and spreading Oak woodland. Autumn is a good time of year for seeing this secretive woodland bird as they set about collecting huge numbers of acorns as winter food, storing them in tree cavities, under dead leaves and in the ground, some of which are not found and go on to germinate.
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Jay Garrulus glandarius - Finding The Acorns
This shot clearly shows the small black moustache and streaked crest (sometimes raised in display) of this colourful crow. Jays eat acorns all the year round and sometimes feed them to their young. They play a major part in maintaining and spreading Oak woodland. Autumn is a good time of year for seeing this secretive woodland bird as they set about collecting huge numbers of acorns as winter food, storing them in tree cavities, under dead leaves and in the ground, some of which are not found and go on to germinate.
Thank you all for your kind responses.