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Mexican Jay, Big Bend National Park, Texas While backpacking in Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas this past November, this Mexican Jay followed us for a good 1,000 ft while summiting Mount Emory. It posed for me on this branch before we parted ways. Aphelocoma wollweberi,Big Bend,Big Bend National Park,Birds,Blue,Fall,Geotagged,Mexican Jay,Texas,United States Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Mexican Jay, Big Bend National Park, Texas

While backpacking in Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas this past November, this Mexican Jay followed us for a good 1,000 ft while summiting Mount Emory. It posed for me on this branch before we parted ways.

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    Nice capture, the color and detail are preserved very well. Welcome to JungleDragon! Posted 9 years ago

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The Mexican Jay

The Mexican Jay formerly known as the Gray-breasted Jay, is a New World jay native to the Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, and Central Plateau of Mexico. It reaches north to eastern Arizona, western New Mexico and western Texas in the United States. Its preferred habitat is montane pine-oak forest.

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Uploaded Dec 28, 2015. Captured Dec 1, 2015 15:15 in Boot Canyon Trail, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T2i
  • f/4.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO100
  • 17mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.