(aka Spotted Nutcracker, Nutcracker)
Yutang La, Bumthang, Bhutan
The Eurasian Nutcracker is distributed from France and Scandinavia eastwards across northern Asia and through the Himalayas to south-west and
north-east China.
It is found in dry coniferous forest.
It feeds on seeds, nuts and insect larvae. Photos 1 and 2 show a bird cracking open some food on a stone.
It also carries seeds and nuts in a pouch under the tongue and buries these in a cache as a source of food during the winter.
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