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Blue jays are omnivorous, but the Audubon Society estimates that 75% of their diet is vegetable matter. [37] They have strong black bills which they use for cracking nuts, usually while holding them with their feet, and for eating corn, grains and seeds. Blue jays particularly love to eat peanuts in the shell. [38]
California scrub jays usually forage in pairs, family groups, or small non-kin groups, outside of the breeding season. They feed on small animals, such as frogs and lizards, eggs and young of other birds, insects, and (particularly in winter) grains, nuts, and berries. They will also eat fruit and vegetables growing in backyards. [4] [3]
This genus belongs to the group of New World (or "blue") jays—possibly a distinct subfamily–which is not closely related to other jays, magpies or treepies. [2] Within this group, according to a 2023 molecular analysis, Aphelocoma is the sister group to a clade consisting of Cyanocitta and Gymnorhinus . [ 3 ]
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Although blue jays are not specifically mentioned in the Bible, their meaning can be tied to biblical ideologies. For instance, with their booming calls, one might believe that seeing blue jays is ...
Wolves urinate on food caches after emptying them. [3]Caching behavior is typically a way to save excess edible food for later consumption—either soon to be eaten food, such as when a jaguar hangs partially eaten prey from a tree to be eaten within a few days, or long term, where the food is hidden and retrieved many months later.
The large, colorful blue jay is a common sight for backyard bird watchers, and its range makes it a regular fixture in backyards and parks all over the entire eastern half the the United States.
The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. Six species and a species pair have been recorded in Illinois. Blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata