Saturday, October 29, 2011

Blue Jay Selects Peanuts

Bird Feeder

Great video showing a blue jay and a chipmunk selecting peanuts:

"It’s hard to say exactly what’s going on here since we don’t really know what goes on inside a bird’s brain, but it is likely that this jay’s behavior has something to do with food storage. Jays and other corvids cache (store) food for later consumption.  It looks like this jay might be trying to find the best peanut for its cache."

Choosing the Right Peanut

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