seagulls

Piñon Jays in the Morning

December 12, 2013 9:15 PM in Birds { 4 comments }

(Cropped so well it hurts)

They come in wondrous flocks with so much energy, making calls that sound like seagulls. Always flocks, never just the one. They must be very sociable. Sometimes I see them when I’m hiking on the mesa, hiding in the—where else?—piñons, or escaping from me in a yakking mob. We live close enough to open country [...]

Tags: Llano Quemado, piñon jay, seagulls, telephoto

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