The Siberian Jay is a small bird, around 30 cm long and is widespread in North Eurasia. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in his Systema Naturae. Its Latin name is Corvus Infaustus.Infaustus meaning unfortunate, as the birds originally was regarded as a bad omen. This subspecies is found from Scandinavia to west Siberia.
Siberian Jays are very adapted to navigate in flight through dense forests. And it was just outside such a forest, where we saw them, before setting of on a walk to photograph the Tykky (Patience! Explanation is forthcoming). They live in small flocks of two to seven individuals and a dominant breeding pair is at the centre of the group. They are monogamous and feed on berries, seeds and insects.
