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Colorado Jay walking on pavement

While stopped to photograph some elk, a Colorado Jay flew into the road and strutted up between my group and the couple from the car behind us. He seemed to know we were taking pictures of him and strutted proudly, before flying over and perching on the back of the elk we were shooting.

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