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Birders

stopdiggin

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2. there are a lot of birds (and animal species as well) that are a LOT more opportunistic

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 12:49 PM

Feb 7

and adaptive in their diet than we are generally led to believe.

And I think jays (might) belong, roughly, to the same family as crows, rooks .. ? So, yeah ... A well deserved 'reputation'.

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A carnivorous jay [View all] question everything Feb 7 OP

They're big bullies think4yourself Feb 7 #1

there are a lot of birds (and animal species as well) that are a LOT more opportunistic stopdiggin Feb 7 #2

;-{) Blue Jay Rat Snake Goonch Feb 7 #3

Blue Jays will raid hummingbird nests Walleye Feb 7 #4

Owls have raided the Scrub Jays nest Zackzzzz Feb 7 #6

Jays and Crows jaxxon20 Feb 7 #5

We feed birds and squirrels in separate cksmithy Feb 7 #7

Bambi will eat nestlings on the ground Easterncedar Feb 7 #8