Blue Jay Oddity

I just discovered that blue jays do something curious each autumn. They gather acorns and hide them away to eat throughout the winter.

Here's the odd part--their throat is flexible, which means they can stuff in up to eight acorns at a time.

In my books, blue jays are a threat to young mice and squirrels. Their ability to hoard acorns shows that they could swallow a young creature whole and hold them in their throat.

The more you know....