Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >