# Explore ... 10 ... # Geai des chênes ( Garrulus glandarius - Eurasian Jay )

            Quoique discret et timide, le Geai des chênes se montre quelquefois en dehors des périodes de nidification, dans les jardins où se trouvent de grands arbres à la campagne et dans les faubourgs. Cet oiseau très méfiant visite les mangeoires, tôt le matin, avant que l'activité humaine commence, si elles sont situées à proximité des étendues boisées et s'il s'y sent à l'abri de tout danger. Son apparition fait fuir les autres oiseaux. Il a appris à secouer les distributeurs de cacahuètes afin de déloger les noix. Le geai remplit alors sa gorge de nourriture et s'envole aussitôt pour se mettre à l'abri. La disparition soudaine d'une boule de graisse est souvent à mettre sur le compte d'un geai des chênes. Le geai des chênes vient aux aires de nourrissage lors des années où les glands se raréfient et il recherche alors de nouvelles sources de nourriture.
Le geai des chênes est aussi un prédateur de nid, n'hésitant pas à s'attaquer aux nids des passereaux plus petits (merles, grives) à la recherche d'œufs et d'oisillons.
 
Image prise en milieu naturel et depuis la tente affût .

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Although discreet and shy, the Eurasian Jay sometimes appears outside the nesting periods, in gardens where there are large trees in the countryside and in the suburbs. This very wary bird visits feeders early in the morning, before human activity begins, if they are located near wooded areas and if they feel safe there. Its appearance scares away the other birds. He learned to shake the peanut dispensers in order to dislodge the nuts. The jay then fills its throat with food and immediately flies away for shelter. The sudden disappearance of a fat ball is often to blame for a Eurasian Jay. Eurasian jays come to foraging areas in years when acorns are scarce and they search for new food sources.
The Eurasian Jay is also a nest predator, not hesitating to prey on the nests of smaller passerines (blackbirds, thrushes) in search of eggs and young.
 
Image taken in a natural environment and from the blind tent.
   

Taken in: France / Hauts-de-France / Arrondissement de Saint-Quentin / Fonsomme (show map)

Taken on: October 22, 2021

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Geai des chênes

Garrulus glandarius

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/3.5, 1/1250 sec, 175mm (=262mm), ISO 560 (more info) (hide info)

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