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Mister Ed

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3. Another nickname is the Whiskeyjack.
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 08:20 AM
Jan 2021

To explain the birds' friendliness, lumberjacks in the Great North Woods used to say that they were the reincarnations of old lumberjacks who had passed away.

Sometimes, when camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northern Minnesota, my campmates and I have known them to eat from our hands. Just stand still, with a few bread crumbs in your outstretched palm, and they'll alight on your fingertips to dine.



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