A perfect choice as Canada’s bird
Re: Is the gray jay fit to be Canada’s national bird, or is that just loony? Nov. 17.
Smart, friendly and hardy – a perfect description of this bird.
In the late 1950s, as a university student, I was fortunate to work three summers for Ontario Hydro in northern Ontario. I spent a lot of time in the bush. As often as not, wherever we stopped for lunch, a whiskey jack would show up, land on the ground and hop up close looking for something to eat, sometimes sitting on the toe of a boot. The gray …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
