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| 304_4162 [Garrulus glandaurus] |
This impressive bird is usually found in woodlands
and sometimes in parks and in large gardens
throughout most of Europe.
It feeds mainly on insects, seeds and especially acorns
that it seems to like most.
In Autumn it collects as many acorns as it can find,
carries them in a pouch under its throat
and buries them in the ground
to eat them in harsh winter days and perhaps in Spring!
Mature birds vary in length from 32 to 37 cm and may live up to 5 years.
Photographed on Mt. Hymittos.
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