http://www.elanus.net/sutro/2008/05/02/odd-jay-behavior/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 http://www.elanus.net/sutro/2008/05/02/odd-jay-behavior/#comment-713 Wed, 21 May 2008 02:14:37 +0000 http://www.elanus.net/sutro/2008/05/02/odd-jay-behavior/#comment-713 Creative and helpful tool in 'animating' the photo sequences of this particular Jay, elanus! Creative and helpful tool in ‘animating’ the photo sequences of this particular Jay, elanus!

]]> http://www.elanus.net/sutro/2008/05/02/odd-jay-behavior/#comment-645 Sat, 10 May 2008 06:16:31 +0000 http://www.elanus.net/sutro/2008/05/02/odd-jay-behavior/#comment-645 [...] Identification challenges are fun, of course, but they’re just the first step in learning about birds and other animals. I posted an item the other day about the Green Jay spreading its feathers out in the sun (see Odd jay behavior). I likened it to “anting” (the behavior where birds will spread their feathers on an anthill, or even pick up ants and rub them on themselves), but after a little googling of the subject tonight I guess it would more properly be referred to as sunbathing. Lots of birds do it, perhaps to help with controlling mites and other parasites. [...] […] Identification challenges are fun, of course, but they’re just the first step in learning about birds and other animals. I posted an item the other day about the Green Jay spreading its feathers out in the sun (see Odd jay behavior). I likened it to “anting” (the behavior where birds will spread their feathers on an anthill, or even pick up ants and rub them on themselves), but after a little googling of the subject tonight I guess it would more properly be referred to as sunbathing. Lots of birds do it, perhaps to help with controlling mites and other parasites. […]

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