Bluejay

I've been waiting a long time to capture a Bluejay. Today was the day.

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The last one is simply smashing ! Yes, today was obviously the day for ya.

The last pic is the best! Here is one of mine.

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BIG congrats on your well captured Blue Jay Steve. Like em all and the 3rd is just fantastic with very good colors and great details.

Number 3 is my favorite. That's a very good Blue Jay capture! Excellent lighting, exposure, composition and sharpness.

#3 is a beauty ! well done!

Great job Steve. The colors sure are fine on this peanut thief.

You know what they do with the peanuts? They take them out in the woods and bury them. I've watched nuthatches follow them, wait til he comes back for another one, then he steals the one he just buried. LOL

Very nice, great colours and poses, I like pic#3 the best of this series.

Thanks to all. #3 is my favorite as well.

I read an article in the dentist's office the other day about a woman who started putting three whole peanuts on her windowsill. Shortly thereafter a Bluejay appeared, and to make a very long story short, she has been having generations of Bluejay come to her window.

So, I put some whole peanuts in a tree near my feeder, and whaddya know, a Bluejay appears, then two, maybe three. Then, I moved a suet feeder to the pole you see in #1, and still leave some peanuts in the tree. Each day, like clockwork, around 5:00 PM, I can count on the jays arriving for their peanuts. I began stuffing peanuts in the suet feeder (along with the suet) and the jays will eat the suet, but peanuts are their first choice.

Once they were comfortable coming to the tree and feeder, I thought it'd be time to take some pics.

Very nice images, Steve. Number 3 is an absolute killer. Very will done!

EdV wrote in post #3240259
Very nice images, Steve. Number 3 is an absolute killer. Very will done!

Thanks, Ed.

Still enjoying the journey.

#3 is a definate keeper. Great comp and color. --Rick

#3 is excellent.

#3 is great, i luv 100-400, in Turkey it is horribly expensive, so do all L lenses

rrdjserv@earthlink.net wrote in post #3240468
#3 is a definate keeper. Great comp and color. --Rick

Thanks, Rick. It's great when things come together.

snowyowl13 wrote in post #3240643
#3 is excellent.

Thanks, Dan. Appreciate the encouragement.

berhan wrote in post #3240817
#3 is great, i luv 100-400, in Turkey it is horribly expensive, so do all L lenses

Thank you, Berhan. The 100-400 is a great lens. Couldn't agree more.