I’ve written before about the scrub jays that eat the peanuts we put out for them. They eat some and they hide some. A couple of nights ago, Merri pulled up a weed along the sidewalk and discovered a stashed peanut.

This morning, we were both looking out the kitchen window when a jay grabbed a peanut and flew straight towards us. I thought he was saying thanks or showing off, but he carefully tucked the nut under some broad leaves in the windowbox. Then he picked up a nearby scrap and laid it over his hidden treasure. Blew my mind, that brilliant bird-brain. mjh

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