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| | Those Rapscallion Jays | February 2006 | TPW magazine |
 | | The state of Texas boasts seven of the possible eight North American jays; to wit, the blue jay, the western scrub-jay, the green jay, the brown jay, the Mexican jay, and the Steller’s jay, as well as rare cameo appearances put in by the pinyon jay. |
 | | Pinyon jays might better have been dubbed “little blue crows,” given their relatively small size combined with their jay-like blue color, yet crow-like build, and their habit of walking, not hopping, while foraging on the ground. |
 | | Pinyon jays are social during all seasons, traveling in flocks and nesting in colonies. |
| www.tpwmagazine.com /archive/2006/feb/legend (2088 words) |
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