Eurasian Jay leaning in, Hoenderloo

One of the larger forest birds in the Netherlands, known for its behavior to bury excess food, only to forget about the location later on, or so goes the myth.

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

That is unusual behaviour, I thought it was only squirrels that did that! Posted 10 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  It is, and it is very valuable behavior. In some parts, this jay is the primary reasons why oak trees spread. Each new tree is a forgotten meal of this bird :) Posted 10 years ago

The Eurasian Jay

The Eurasian Jay is a species of bird occurring over a vast region from Western Europe and north-west Africa to the Indian Subcontinent and further to the eastern seaboard of Asia and down into south-east Asia. Across its vast range, several very distinct racial forms have evolved to look very different from each other, especially when forms at the extremes of its range are compared.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ferdy Christant