Sentences with phrase «other jays»

Other characteristics include a distinct blue collar below the throat which is nearly complete, and a disproportionate large black bill, and a long tail typical of most other jays.

The genus name, Aphelocoma, comes from the Latinized Ancient Greek apheles -(from ἀφελής --RRB- «simple» + Latin coma (from Greek kome κόμη) «hair», in reference to the lack of striped or banded feathers in this genus, compared to other jays.

These jays are monogamous and, unlike some other jays, are not cooperative breeders.

In others, the jay's rival was within earshot, but couldn't see what the other jay was doing.

Not exact matches

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They hand - raised scrub - jays without giving them the opportunity to steal from other birds» caches.

That behavior implied that the scrub - jays might be thinking about other birds» potential actions, a type of flexible thinking that was supposedly beyond the capabilities of a scrub - jay's little brain.

«If theory of mind means thinking about how others are thinking, then how you think as a human might differ from how you think as a scrub - jay or an ape,» she says.

Do Eurasian jays know what other birds are thinking?

Pinyon jays, on the other hand, are gorgeous specimens.

«All the sudden you can do these sorts of studies in scrub jays and other animals that are not a [laboratory] organism,» says Joseph Pickrell, an evolutionary geneticist at the New York Genome Center in New York City, who was not involved with the work.

Chen and others see the scrub jay work as an illustration of the power of applying genomics to long - term field studies.

But she points out that so far, only dogs and jays seem to pay attention to the noise they themselves make and that others can hear.

The findings suggest that the jays may be able to understand another's point of view, an ability rarely seen in animals other than humans.

Bears, jays and other forest creatures depend heavily on pine seeds for their diet.

«It's absolutely fascinating to see that the jays are so sensitive and can switch strategies depending on the context and on what others can see and hear,» adds Alex Taylor, an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

«The flexibility of the jays» reactions in different social situations, and the use of these tactics across different sensory domains [sight and sound] supports the notion that the jays have something like a theory of mind — an understanding of others» points of view,» says Lisa Leaver, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom who was not involved in the study.

The amazing smarts of crows, jays, and other corvids are forcing scientists to rethink when and why intelligence evolved.

On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh,» Carson wrote.

Other New World birds analyzed in the study include parrots, woodpeckers, toucans, hummingbirds, blackbirds, tanagers, warblers, thrushes, wrens, chickadees, jays and flycatchers.

The study only looked at ravens, but it is possible that other corvids, such as crows and scrub jays, possess similar — if not equally impressive — smarts.

Other animals in the islands include island fence lizard, island scrub jay, harbor seal, California sea lion, island night lizard, barn owl, bald eagles, American kestrel, horned lark and meadowlark and California brown pelican.

This species is also brighter and more vibrant blue than other scrub - jays.

A variety of seabirds can be seen throughout the year (especially around Scorpion Rock), but most birders go to the island to see the endemic island scrub - jay - only found on Santa Cruz Island and no other place in the world.

The island scrub jay is not known to have occurred anywhere besides Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands historically, and no fossil remains have been found so far on the other Channel islands (Curry & Delaney 2002 [13]-RRB-.

Possession of a valid California state fishing license with an ocean enhancement stamp is required and all California Department of Fish and Game regulations apply.More... Wildlife / Wildflower Viewing A variety of seabirds can be seen throughout the year (especially around Scorpion Rock), but most birders go to the island to see the endemic island scrub - jay - only found on Santa Cruz Island and no other place in the world.

There are no recent records of scrub - jays occurring on other islands, but a fossil jay bone has been found on nearby Santa Rosas Island, and an ornithologist from the Smithsonian Institution who visited Santa Rosa Island in 1892 noted that the rancher there reported jays on the island.

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Now autumn has arrived, and blue jays and other larger birds are investigating these lawns AND finding larva.

Did you get your wreath at Tar - jay??? Thought I saw the same one there the other day and alllmost bought it!!