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A Colorado Jay surveying the pines and trees in Rocky Mountain National Park.

While driving through the park in early spring, we stopped to hike a short way around a frozen lake up toward a creek. There were three or four jays that kept flitting around, and, since they are so different from what I'm used to, I kept trying to capture them on my camera. This was the best shot I took.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D90
Copyright: © Smythe Richbourg