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19-Apr-2021	Donald E. Casavecchia

Woodhouse's Scrub Jay

Ivins, Utah

Gathering nesting materials in/around the low brush going into Jenny's Canyon at Snow Canyon State Park.
Yes, that certainly looks like fishing line in this one's bill; problem - no water around!
My Smithsonian Handbook calls this Jay a "Western Scrub Jay", but eBird says "Woodhouse's Scrub Jay".

Nikon Z 6II ,NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
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Geert Bauke Kortleve		17-Jun-2021 22:18
Beautiful shot of this colourful Jay! I remember seeing them in Arizona. The woodhouse scrub jay was split of as a seperate species from the Western Srub Jay, with 2 other species: the California Scrub Jay and island scrub Jay (Santa Cruz island).

davidksmith		22-Apr-2021 23:16
Excellent image with wonderful color tones and nicely composed.

Apostolos Tikopoulos		22-Apr-2021 17:41
Nice close up and beautiful details. V.

Claude Gagnon		22-Apr-2021 12:25
Nice find of this scrub Jay building a nest ....where's the fisherman ? :))

hayl		22-Apr-2021 10:45
Nice to see this bird and get a great photo. It is a mystery about the fishing line.

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