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05-05-2009, 09:31 PM
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Sometimes nature provides opportunity...
.. that is too hard to pass up. The stellar jay is a beautiful, rather large bird that despite its size, is rather timid. They are cheeky though and will sit in the trees and call if their favorite feeder is empty! Make the tiniest of movement or noise and they are gone before you can blink. Today I came home to find two of them scrounging around under the trees looking for that perfect twig. Obviously nest building (or repairing after the wind storm we had), they flew off when I walked to my front door. Regardless I ran upstairs, grabbed my camera and sat down on my deck to wait and watch. Within minutes they were back. Overcast skies meant low light and no sunshine to truly show off their stunning blue feathers. Still, an opportunity not to be passed up, a stellar jay with a mouthfull of twigs!
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05-05-2009, 09:34 PM
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Oh, Barb, what a magnificent bird! I've never seen one! We have blue jays here, and as pretty as they are, they're not nearly as stunning as this creature. What a fantastic SHOT (had to get you back LOL). Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm going to look this bird up in my bird reference book!
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05-05-2009, 09:46 PM
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very pretty
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05-05-2009, 09:51 PM
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Hi Barb! This is a very nice capture...don't believe that I have ever seen a picture of a bird with twigs in its beak before...I have seen a little straw etc......also noticed you are up on a big moment with your 2000th post just a single post away. Let me be the first to congratulate you!
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05-05-2009, 09:59 PM
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Beautiful bird. Excellent capture. WoW. You are good.
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05-05-2009, 10:15 PM
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And we can see why their name is prefaced by 'stellar" !!
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05-05-2009, 10:21 PM
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Beautiful Stellar's Jay. Nice saturation on the feathers. Love it.
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05-05-2009, 10:23 PM
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Beautiful looking bird, beautifully captured and presented
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Thank you Fred, I was in two minds about the lack of light. No sunshine meant no highlights blown and more detail revealed yet it also meant the blue lacked lustre. Quote:
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