Among the greatest enemies and destroyers of bird life are the jays, the magpies, the jackdaws and the sparrow hawks.
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Many of these birds may be sold to provide feathers for fly tying—in particular thejayand the magpie.
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I do not feel justified in providing cheap cartridges for the destruction of wood pigeons and jays.
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Nowadays, it is a case of writing off the parents as bad debts, because we are deteriorating into a generation ofjaywalkers.
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If the rook is removed, it may be logical to remove thejayand the jackdaw as well.
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Among them were the heron also the jays have come to live there now.
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I look forward to the day when a law onjay-walking is presented by a motoring organisation.
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There are bad motorists, of course; and there arejay-walkers, too.
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Here again, the occasional prosecution of ajay-walker would not do any harm.
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The practice of driving on the road with "a sure road clearer" undoubtedly produces thejaywalker as well as thejaydriver.
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To talk aboutjay-walkers and pedestrians is surely to look at the matter from the wrong end.
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The amendments would remove the jackdaw, thejayand the barn owl from part 1 of schedule 3.
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I find it incredible that people should want to keep thejayin captivity.
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I am getting used to the depredations of pigeons, jays and magpies in their dozens, but it does not stop at that.
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This is so despite the fact thatjay-walking can be dangerous and the depositing of litter can create a nuisance.
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