jay

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In contrast, larger birds such as the Toco toucan or the Curl-crested jay disperse the seeds of trees with a higher carbon storage potential.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

Blue jays, eastern bluebirds, and indigo buntings are all blue birds, but the rich azure of an indigo bunting is nothing like the softer, sky blue of a jay.

From National Geographic • Dec. 7, 2023

Another loudmouth, the blue jay, has a particular taste for acorns, which inspired one of Strassmann’s slow-birder exercises: Go look for acorns beneath an oak in your garden or park.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

I was named Jaylen after a basketball player, but I tell people I was named after the blue jay.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2022

A movement on the sumac bush outside caught her eye, and she flew at a blue jay.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George