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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Blue Jay Determination
From: gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 21:08:36 +0100
References: <5543DA1A.8090605@lighttube.net>

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
> 
> 
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