bold gray, black, and white patterning (California, USA; 2007-11-24)
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Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Native Range: North America
Notes:
an inhabitant of mountain coniferous forests, where it gathers and stores seeds in dozens of caches that it apparently remembers and returns to at later times to retrieve food; often seen flying overhead from treetop to treetop, perching in the topmost branches; distinctive plumage and bold behavior makes this gregarious species unmistakable; no sexual dimorphism.
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