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Mexican Jay or Aphelocoma wollweberi Occurs only in Arizona and parts of New Mexico and Texas. One of its favorite foods is acorns. Only a few dominant females actually mate each year. The remaining females help raise the young.<br />
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Occurs only in Arizona and parts of New Mexico and Texas. One of its favorite foods is acorns. Only a few dominant females actually mate each year. The remaining females help raise the young.<br />
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Mexican Jay or Aphelocoma wollweberi

Occurs only in Arizona and parts of New Mexico and Texas. One of its favorite foods is acorns. Only a few dominant females actually mate each year. The remaining females help raise the young.

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Occurs only in Arizona and parts of New Mexico and Texas. One of its favorite foods is acorns. Only a few dominant females actually mate each year. The remaining females help raise the young.<br />
 Aphelocoma wollweberi,Geotagged,Mexican Jay,United States,Winter

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The Mexican Jay formerly known as the Gray-breasted Jay, is a New World jay native to the Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, and Central Plateau of Mexico. It reaches north to eastern Arizona, western New Mexico and western Texas in the United States. Its preferred habitat is montane pine-oak forest.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by William Bodine
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By William Bodine

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Uploaded Mar 16, 2024. Captured Mar 13, 2024 13:26 in 5255 E Spring Rd, Hereford, AZ 85615, USA.
  • Canon EOS R5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/664s
  • ISO160
  • 600mm