Ditto! Walt, the Blue Jay population was decimated by West Nile virus. Started in the early 2000's I think, and nuked crows and Jays especially. I'm seeing both these birds returning here in the last couple of years, but nothing like they used to be.
http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20090813.php On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice, Dave! > > We used to have bluejays all over the place when I was a kid, but I've only > seen one or two around here in the past several years. I really wish one or > two would visit my yard to run the mockingbirds off. The robins hold their > own, but the mockingbirds chase everything else away. Bluejays have a way of > putting them in their place, though. > > -- Walt > > > On 8/10/2012 9:49 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> Still a good catch in spite of the feeder "post", Dave. >> We have what are called "Scrub Jays" here in northern Calif.. Coloring and >> personalities are much like those we experienced in Iowa, but there have no >> top knot. >> Noisy, intimidating, raucous, bullies. >> >> Jack Davis________________________________ >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis >> http://www.photolightimages.com/ >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: David J Brooks <[email protected]> >> To: Pentax Discuss <[email protected]>; Petch Dianne <[email protected]>; >> Barbara Brooks <[email protected]>; Darryl Button <[email protected]>; >> [email protected]; Harry Bolton <[email protected]> >> Cc: >> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 5:56 AM >> Subject: Peso When jays attack >> >> Not getting a lot of blue jay shots this year. pretty much like the >> others i have taken in the past. >> >> I saw a potential for a bit of a struggle at one of the feeders so i >> just pre focused on the feeder and managed to get this shot. I would >> have liked it better if the bird was more off the post, but i had no >> control over that.:-) >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16269112 >> >> K-5 DA F 50-200 heavily cropped in LR >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
