Beautiful bluejay. Jim, what kind of bird is that in your picture?

Stopped by Pymatuning Lake and the famed spillway where people toss bread into the water. Carp gather in the bowl of the spillway so thick that it is said that ducks walk on their backs competing for the bread. The walkways and surroundings have been added to make it a very attractive area since I was there 10 years or so ago. The fish were thick in the bowl of the spillway yesterday, but the water was so dark and choppy, I didn't get any decent pics of them. Here the ducks gather and slide down the rim of the bowl to get the bread.

I have no idea what that bird is. The photo was taken in the Dominican Republic.

I only get to see blue jays when we travel. That is such a nice photo. Jim, I believe your bird is one of the flycatchers. Googled some photos of Pymatuning Lake, and man, that is a mass of fish that show up! I'm surprised they encourage feeding bread to the fish and birds, though. In my area, the botulism outbreaks that result kill the birds. But it is hard to get people to change their ways.

gyr_falcon, I am surprised that they allow feeding of the fish also. In fact there are vending machines there for the purchase of bread. Most people bring it from home. They banned it a few years ago, but in short time the ban was lifted.