[Leica] IMG: Blue Jay Determination

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Tina.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 5/1/2015 4:40 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> 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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