For months, I’ve been trying to capture a photo of the jay that visits the feeder in our backyard. Finally!
Backyard Birds: Steller’s Jay
Slowing down, being present, and noticing the beauty around us.
Slowing down, being present, and noticing the beauty around us.
For months, I’ve been trying to capture a photo of the jay that visits the feeder in our backyard. Finally!
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great shots….I know how much patience it takes to catch these guys! 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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Your patience really paid off! 🙂
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🙂
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I especially love that top photo… what a nice catch! I love our local jays, too, but since this one is so different he seems exotic to me.
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The Steller’s Jay is quite different from the Scrub Jays we see more of around here. They are all beautiful in their own way.
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Congratulations! What a beauty. He’s looking right at you, too! That first photo is greeting-card worthy. You could print up a handful, and have birthday cards ready to go for the year. Well done!
I too spend plenty of time either standing frozen near the feeders or fences, or running to get my camera, only to return to…nothing.
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Thanks! Yes, it’s frustrating when I miss a shot like that. Just this week, I missed a gorgeous coyote running by on the hill behind our house, and the next day, I missed a deer eating acorns out of an oak tree.
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Wow! You see some amazing creatures from your home. I’m quite envious. I watched a squirrel this morning push his head in and out of the slats in the fence. It was so cute. Once I grabbed my camera, poof!
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I’ve never seen these guys! What a lovely portrait. 🙂
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Thanks!
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Fantastic, I have been trying to one of these guys for a long time. They visit my deck often, but won’t sit for a portrait.
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Really, I’ve been trying to catch a photo of this one for months. So skittish! I finally got some shots by leaving the back door open and took photos from inside the house. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Diary of Dennis and commented:
I found this Photo of a very beautiful black and blue Bird on Nature Mom´s Blog. It´s a Steller’s Jay. The Bird is very beautiful and I do like the colors of the Feathers. She found the Bird in her Backyard and she tried to take a Photo for months. She finally had success. 🙂 Please visit her Blog if you are Nature interested.
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It is a beauty. good capture.
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Thanks, Alex. It’s a fun bird!
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great shot! congrats on finally catching it.
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Thanks! It’s a funny thing. These birds are so bold when I see them out camping, yet so skittish and shy in my yard.
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I’m guessing that is because when you are out camping you’re in their ‘hood’ when they approach a feeder I suspect they are very aware they are in your ‘hood’ 😉
Tis a beautiful bird.
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You’re probably right. Also, many consider these birds to be a pest, so they may be chased out of other yards. I like their sassy nature!
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You have captured this beautiful bird so wonderfully! 🙂
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Thanks, LuAnn. 🙂
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Beautiful bird. I really love that photo. I like the blue feathers 🙂 Great shot!
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I like the blue feathers, too. Thanks! 🙂
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I like that one so much that I would like to reblog this blogpost. Am I allowed to do so? It will give you a backlink 🙂 THe reblog would fit to one of my animal categorys. If you tell me that you are ok with it, then I will press it on my blog 🙂
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You’re welcome to reblog anything. 🙂
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Cool thank you 🙂
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