单词 | Canada jay |
例句 | Canada jays are nicknamed camp robbers, and those at Rainier know when and where visitors congregate and how to cajole handouts. Why does snow glow blue? How could a fly possibly survive high-elevation elements? Join us for an exploration of Washington’s winter wonders. 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z Species common to Minnesota, such as the black-capped chickadee and Canada jays, often store food in preparation for times when it’s unavailable, Forbes added. Experts: Birds equipped to survive Minnesota’s bitter cold 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z The gray jay, once known as the Canada jay and the “wisakedjak” of folklore in indigenous cultures, is found in the boreal forests of Canadian provinces and territories but nowhere else on the planet. Gray jay chosen as Canada's national bird 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z "It is his trail," she whispered, to a Canada jay that chattered and jabbered at her from the limb of a dead spruce. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Occasionally she threw a remnant to the few silent Canada jays that drifted here and there in the sleeping town, fluffed out like milkweed pollen in the summer, searching for scraps. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z When they’re not begging, Canada jays feed off morsels they’ve cached high in trees, sticking animal parts, insects and fungi together in a wad cemented in place with saliva. Why does snow glow blue? How could a fly possibly survive high-elevation elements? Join us for an exploration of Washington’s winter wonders. 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z The raven frequently remains even in the colder parts throughout the winter; these, with the Canada jay, waxwing, grosbeak and snow bunting, being the principal birds seen in Manitoba and northern districts in that season. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" "Yes, I know, you were with Monsieur Gillies and Henri very late last night," she replied, watching the antics of an inquisitive Canada jay in an adjacent birch. The Whelps of the Wolf You may walk hours and not see a living creature larger than a fly, for days together and not see a grouse, a squirrel, or a bird larger than the Canada jay.... Our Southern Highlanders Wilson was just then upon the threshold of his career as an ornithologist, and had made a drawing of the Canada jay, which he sent to the President. A Year in the Fields Why is the Canada jay so much tamer than are other jays? Ways of Nature Around ten and eleven thousand feet there were campbirds, Canada jays, friendly and inquisitive; on first acquaintance they often took food from my hands, and helped themselves freely of any food accessible in camp. A Mountain Boyhood On one of my jaunts down this Mount Mansfield road I happened to espy a Canada jay in a thick spruce. The Foot-path Way In one he found a Canada jay that had tried to filch the bait. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale At snow line the species had narrowed down to a few ravens, a Canada jay, a blue grouse or so, nuthatches, and brown creepers. The Killer Why is the Canada jay so tame and familiar about your camp in the northern woods or in the Rockies, and the other jays so wary? Ways of Nature A dozen lurking Canada jays jumped to the tops of spruces and began to scream. The Silent Places High up a great osprey was sailing in the blue, while around us the impudent Canada jays were clamoring. Sweetapple Cove She scattered the shells in the heavy brush where not even the bright, searching eyes of the Canada jay might ever find them. The Sky Line of Spruce The various kinds of owls, and the Canada jay, which winter in these latitudes, have a feathery, half-hairy protection to the toes. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Already the meat-hawks, the fluffy Canada jays, had found us out, and were prepared to swoop down boldly on whatever offered to their predatory skill. The Mountains I have since found the Canada jay, and partridges, both the black and the common, equally tame there, as if they had not yet learned to mistrust man entirely. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 More geese and ducks appeared, and flocks of little birds—Canada jays, robins, joined the swelling chorus of the waters. The Magnetic North The Canada jay was there also, very busy about some important private matter. Locusts and Wild Honey We have the white owl, the Canada jay, and some small species of woodpeckers. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Next to them the Canada jays were most persistent. Nomads of the North A Story of Romance and Adventure under the Open Stars A dozen Canada jays, fluffy, impatient, perched near by or made little short circles over and back. The Blazed Trail The Canada jays gazed on the morsel with covetous eyes. The Blazed Trail |
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