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Nov 05, 2010 07:42 |  #1

A couple of Blue Jay pics from two weeks ago. Thank you for looking.


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Nov 05, 2010 09:40 |  #2

Sweet shots Rick, they sure are cute birds. Love the hairdo.


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Nov 05, 2010 10:06 |  #3

very nice shots.


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Nov 05, 2010 10:19 |  #4

Lovely shots Rick.


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Nov 05, 2010 10:51 |  #5

Cool portrait in the first!


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Nov 05, 2010 11:20 |  #6

Blue Jays have the cutest hair! nice shots, I particularly like the first one.


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Nov 05, 2010 11:34 |  #7

Good shots of a hard-to-get-close to bird.
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Nov 05, 2010 11:44 |  #8

Lovely shots.


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Nov 05, 2010 11:48 |  #9

Nice close head shot. Are you enticing them in with feed? What kind? Thanks.


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Nov 05, 2010 11:50 as a reply to  @ Ed Harp's post |  #10

Great shots Rick! Love the one of him screaming at you.


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Nov 05, 2010 12:35 |  #11

Both of these are great Rick...you captured their unique attitude in each shot. They're quite the characters.


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Nov 05, 2010 20:25 |  #12

Rick those are lovely! Great deatil in both.


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Nov 06, 2010 02:59 |  #13

excellent shots Rick




  
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Nov 06, 2010 16:07 |  #14

Ed Harp wrote in post #11230472 (external link)
Nice close head shot. Are you enticing them in with feed? What kind? Thanks.

Hi Ed,

These were taken at a friends feeder. They were feeding on peanuts and sunflower seeds. These guys can smell a peanut from a mile away. Thanks.


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Nov 06, 2010 17:21 |  #15

Both great shots Rick. Excellent color and detail.


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