Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are the smartest birds!! Great photo! Tina On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >