Jaybird

BLUE JAY, GREEN, MICHIGAN,
MAY 19, 2011



Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-F* 300mm
f4.5 ED (IF)
1/3200 sec. f6.3
ISO 1600



At our cabin on Lake Superior, the noisy jays arrive early in May, strip the bird feeders, and depart by Memorial Day, not to return until mid-September. We have no idea where they hang out from June through August. I found this shot while winnowing out the summer's bird photographs, and wondered about that saying "naked as a jaybird." What?