On 7/18/2016 12:21 PM, PAS wrote:
On 7/18/2016 12:05 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 7/18/2016 12:57 AM, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:28:58 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2016-07-18 01:17:14 +0000, Bill W said:

On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:06:50 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

It's just a Scrub Jay, but he is local and has an appetite for the
suet feeder.
https://db.tt/vrmKaAeQ
https://db.tt/ZEVsGOKb

Nice photos, nice detail. How close were you? And were those with the
Fuji?

Thanks.

I was about 6 feet away, and it was shot with the X-E2 + XF55-200mm.
Scrub Jays aren't too squirrelly around people.

The Florida Scrub Jay is a threatened species. Developers are
clearing out the areas that are the bird's natural habitat. There are
a few parks where there is scrub, and they are a favorite place for
photographers. It's bird that anyone can get close to.

The Florida Scrub Jay will even land on your finger for a selfie.


We have a reserve here, Elizabeth Morton, a National game reserve, and
IIRC the only one in the country that encourages visitors to feed the
birds. As a result, the birds have become so acclimated to people that
during the really cold weather some species, mainly the chickadees,
will literally eat out of your hand. But the woodpeckers, cardinals,
jays and turkeys will pose nicely, if you feed them.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/Thanksgiving%20escapee.jpg


The preserve has posted signs asking people to not feed the birds or any
other wildlife.

That change must have been made since last February.


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PeterN