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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Blue Jay Determination
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 15:12:18 -0500
References: <5543DA1A.8090605@lighttube.net> <10082A02-1CE3-4F62-AEA9-74DAAAE4CE56@icloud.com>

Thanks for looking, Gerry.  I just made an adjustment and hope to get 
his full tail next time.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 5/1/2015 3:08 PM, Gerry Walden 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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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Blue Jay Determination)
Message from gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] IMG: Blue Jay Determination)