Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
The Pinyon Jay occurs in western North America from central Oregon to northern Baja California and east as far as western Oklahoma and will always be found as part of a crowd. They prefer habitat near Pinyon and Ponderosa Pines. Much study of these birds has been done in Flagstaff Arizona.
Pinyon Jays are the only member of the Corvid clan NOT to have bristle feathers over their nostrils. It is believed this helps them probe deeper into the crevices of pinecones to extract seeds without fowling their feathers with pine pitch.
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: This parent bird had fledglings on the ground along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:29 18:35 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X5845-PinyonJay |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Parent bird keeping an eye on its fledgling on the ground. Along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:29 18:36 |
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Location:
Morris Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X5870-PinyonJay |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Barely fledged, and still being fed by the parents, these birds begin to find their own food 8 days after leaving the nest. Along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:29 18:43 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X5916-PinyonJay-Chick |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Barely fledged, and still being fed by the parents, these birds begin to find their own food 8 days after leaving the nest. Along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:30 11:22 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X6049-PinyonJay-Chick |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:30 11:28 |
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Location:
Morris Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X6056-PinyonJay |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Juvenile begging behavior. Garner Valley Site for the SDNHM 100 re-study of the San Jacinto - Santa Rosa region. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:27 12:39 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD0240-PinyonJay |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Cut-out image from a meeting along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California 2014-06-29. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:29 18:36 |
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Location:
Morris Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: Cut_D3X5871-PinyonJay |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Cut-out image from a meeting in the Garner Valley Site for the SDNHM 100 year re-study of the San Jacinto - Santa Rosa region. Riverside County, California 2011-06-27. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:27 12:38 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: Cut_JCD0231-PinyonJay |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California 2014-06-29. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:29 18:36 |
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Location:
Morris Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X5871-PinyonJay |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
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