I have previously advertised in the Dumfries & Galloway Life magazine and the latest issue (#50 for January 2012) has a wonderful poem in it about the Jay and I just wanted to share it with you over the festive season. ‚ ‚ These 4 verses are ‚ titled The Nutter and it has been written by Jack Wren.
I watch with delight the noisy jay
Planting acorns like a boy at play
On a patch of woodland spread
Marking each in his bright head,
Beneath the earth in tidy rows
One by one his account grows
Until by stealth they all amount
To make a healthy bank account,
The wood and him reap dividends
As Spring arrives and Winter ends
When new Oaks sprout in gratitude
From acorns that are un-rescued,
I take my hat off to this bird
Who is arrogant and absurd
Full of colour in a loud way
A complete nutter I say.