La Ghiandaia (Garrulus glandarius), Närhi in finnico, e’ un volatile che risiede stabilmente nei boschi della Finlandia, anche in inverno. E’ molto timida e paurosa e, pur essendo di taglia piu’ grande del merlo, si avvicina di rado e con molta circospezione alle case di noi umani. (Vien persino da chiedersi a che cosa le servira’ quel suo bellissimo piumaggio colorato, se sta sempre nel folto dei boschi? …Ma tant’è!)
Questa nelle foto, particolarmente coraggiosa, pur di assaggiare il delizioso grasso delle nostre palle, si e’ appesa con tutto il suo corpaccione alle strutture destinate agli uccellini piccoli: la fame ha avuto il sopravvento.
Parafrasando indegnamente Dante e il suo conte Ugolino, direi: “Piu’ che ‘l timor pote’ ‘l digiuno”.
(Le foto sono state scattate attraverso i vetri della mia finestra).
Fearless Jay. The Jay is a beautiful, colourful bird that lives permanently in the forests of Finland. (At last we meet someone who does not migrate!) Even though it is bigger than a blackbird, it is a very shy animal and visits human gardens seldom and in all carefulness. (Actually, I even wonder sometimes: why those lively feathers if it stays mostly in the deep forest? Nature is amazing…)
The Jay in the photos was instead quite fearless: it wanted to taste our fat balls and grabbed on with its big body to a metal structure made for very small birds. The food was too good to resist…
Allow me to paraphrase Dante in the Divine Comedy upon his meeting with Count Ugolino: “Piu’ che ‘l timor pote’ ‘l digiuno” that is: “Hunger was stronger than fear”.
(Photos were taken through my window panes).
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Linked to: Eileen’s Saturday Critters. Sue’s Image-in-ing. Stewart’s WBW.
Che bella e che bei colori.!
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Hello, your Jay is beautiful. I like it’s colors and markings. Great photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Thanks for your visit and comment too. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend.
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Happy weekend to you too and thank you for hosting!
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Ciao Silvia…che bello sentirti! Grazie 1000!
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What a beautiful and striking bird to observe! Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos.
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What a beautifully colored jay, I’ve never seen a Daredevil Jay before.
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It’s a bird we see here as well, and yes its colours are beautiful! They can also scream very loudly. Nice photos!
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Love these pictures ❤ ❤
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A very handsome bird, and so persistent in its quest for the rich food. Jays are such intelligent and adaptive creatures.
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This jay is quite clever and brave: this thing happened more than once. Thanks for your visit!
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Thank you very much, Rosie. Have a good week!
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You are right: jays can scream aloud and with no pleasant voice at all!
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This type of jay is very common in Finland. It is a relative to the Blue jay. Thanks for your visit!
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Thank you for visiting my pages! The jay is quite beautiful, indeed.
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Meravigliosa ghiandaia!
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Grazie 1000, Sandra. Ti auguro una buona settimana!
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Love your daredevil jay photos!
Thanks for linking up at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-few-feathery-visitors.html
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Your Jay visitor is stunning! I am so happy his hunger was greater than fear!
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Thank you Marie. I do not have a Google Plus account, so I cannot comment on your blog, but I like your photos too! Thanks for your visit and happy weekend!
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