Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
(L 11" WS 16" WT 3 oz)
Santee State Park
Santee, SC
02May2011
Known for intelligence...can
mimic the Red-tailed Hawk call
...known oldest - 17 yrs 6 mos.
mimic the Red-tailed Hawk call
...known oldest - 17 yrs 6 mos.
A bluejay hasn’t any more principle
than an ex-congressman, and he will
steal, deceive and betray four times
out of five; and as for the sacredness
of an obligation, you cannot scare
him in the detail of principle.
than an ex-congressman, and he will
steal, deceive and betray four times
out of five; and as for the sacredness
of an obligation, you cannot scare
him in the detail of principle.
(Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad)