Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On my first trip to the USA I stayed at a lovely guest house in Newport RI and next morning I looked out of the bedroom window and there was a flock of blue jays on the lawn. They were beautiful and you bought back happy memories - thank you! Gerry Sent from my iPad > On 1 May 2015, at 20:55, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > Blue Jays can be troublesome because of their habit of scratching the > feeder trough and scattering as many seeds as possible on the ground. I > have adjusted the springs on the trough cover so that it closes under the > full weight of birds as large as a Blue Jay. This guy has learned that, > if he carries a part of his weight with his wings, the trough stays open. > He can be seen making repeated trips, fluttering to access the trough, and > flying away with a mouth full of seeds. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blue+Jay+final.jpg.html > > X-E1 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4 and 2X Extender > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information