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Mantis for Breakfast, Hold the Wings

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Mantis for Breakfast, Hold the Wings

A young or perhaps molting Steller’s Jay caught a large insect not long after dawn this morning. Maybe a Mantis of some kind? ID help welcome. The bird tore off and discarded the wings and then gobbled the good parts down pretty quick. See the video for the whole event.

4 responses to “Mantis for Breakfast, Hold the Wings”

  1. Kym Kemp Avatar
    Kym Kemp

    I love the early morning light and am fascinated by the jay’s ferocity!

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  2. latskojerry Avatar
    latskojerry

    Without wings they have a hard time getting away. Thanks, that was interesting.

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    wildlylimburger9c33d3d037

    Lotta meat on that big bug! Much as we love them, mantises are not native here, though now well entrenched. The first ones appeared at my place within the last ten years.

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      Ann Constantino

      Thanks for the info!

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