Brilliant Blue Jay masters a super-tough nut-to-crack, the Peanut Wreath!

Our wonderful neighbors gave us a heavy wire peanut wreath. It essentially is a super-tightly wound slinky, that is immobile – these wires are thick and can’t be adjusted even with human hands. The idea is to wedge the peanuts in the wreath, to give the Blue Jays and squirrels a healthy challenging distraction (so the other birds have a chance at the bird feeder). Well, our Blue Jay (we call him Rutherbird, a nod to the famous scientist, because he can figure out anything) mastered the peanut wreath in about 2 minutes. I could fill this wreath with peanuts every hour and find it empty again. Here is a video of Rutherbird not only showing off his technique, but discarding the peanut that isn’t ‘good enough’ for him! Enjoy!