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Monday Morning Murder Mystery
Charlie West shared this photo recently — of a Blue Jay buried head-first in his front yard.
Any idea whodunit? (Besides the sparrow, with his bow and arrow.)
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Foxes will maintain caches by burying food.
Or perhaps the jay was an inept teleporter and misjudged his destination. -
Yes — that was a great answer.
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Mike Limatola might be on the right track . . He suggested “ A Burrowing Shrike”!
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julie
Foxes will maintain caches by burying food.
Or perhaps the jay was an inept teleporter and misjudged his destination.
Jim Wright
Yes — that was a great answer.
CC
Mike Limatola might be on the right track . . He suggested “ A Burrowing Shrike”!
CC