[Leica] IMG: Blue Jay Determination

[Tina Manley]

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
> >
> >
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