"Hey, there ... by sunnygreenwood

"Hey, there ...

........ would you mind filling the suet cage?"

Here's some info from the Cornell birding site, if you're interested: "Blue Jays carry food in their throat and upper esophagus—an area often called a “gular pouch.” They may store 2-3 acorns in the pouch, another one in their mouth, and one more in the tip of the bill. In this way they can carry off 5 acorns at a time to store for later feeding. Six birds with radio transmitters each cached 3,000-5,000 acorns one autumn. Their fondness for acorns and their accuracy in selecting and burying acorns that have not been infested with weevils are credited with spreading oak trees after the last glacial period."
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November 5th, 2020  
Beautiful bird
November 5th, 2020  
Beautiful shot! I did not know they could carry 5 acorns at a time. We see them often under our oak tree. Fav.
November 5th, 2020  
Lovely capture - the details are great!
November 5th, 2020  
Wonderful close up capture.
November 5th, 2020  
Bep
Beautiful capture!
November 5th, 2020  
Great capture
November 5th, 2020  
Beautifully captured! The colors are so exquisite!
November 5th, 2020  
A lovely bird 🐦 and capture.Fav.😊
November 5th, 2020  
This is amazing, just a spectacular blue. I didn't know birds went after acorns, what fascinating info.
November 5th, 2020  
A gorgeous shot of this beautiful bird
November 5th, 2020  
These jays are so handsome......nice capture !!
November 5th, 2020  
Such a beautiful bird!
November 5th, 2020  
Great information about acorns................our bluejays love peanuts in the shell!
November 6th, 2020  
Kat
Wow beautiful!
November 6th, 2020  
Delightful capture & I did enjoy the info too.
November 6th, 2020  
Nice job - I have ahard time getting one still long enough to get a shot.
November 6th, 2020  
such a beautiful & interesting bird
November 6th, 2020  
Beautiful color!
November 6th, 2020  
A beautiful shot of this jay, and thanks for all of the info!
November 6th, 2020  
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