Yes, we are down quite a few this year, normally would have 6-8 this year 2-3. We have a serge of grackle now they take over the feeders and eat my grass seed. Crows have grown in numbers the last two years.
Dave Dave On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
