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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Sometimes I will go out on my deck and have my early morning coffee, while tossing the birds a few peanuts. The Blue Jays are there too of course, and they will come relatively close. This one was waiting for me to toss a peanut when it suddenly flew from its perch, hawked a flying insect out of mid air, and went back to its place. It held the insect in its beak for quite a while, and vocalized various noises, like it was proudly showing me it's catch.
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Habitat
My Front Yard.
Location
N.S. Canada
Date taken
Mat 5 2021
Scientific name
Cyanocitta cristata
Equipment used
Nikon B700
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KC Foggin
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Heck! That little insect won't fill it up at all. A great moment to capture Bill!
 
delia todd
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Oh I do like that wee fly thing he's got there... a nice touch that Bill LOL

A terrific picture my friend. Well done lad.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
wonderview
Date added
View count
50
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX B700
Aperture
ƒ/5.5
Focal length
59.1 mm
Exposure time
1/500
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
zzRSCN5346.JPG
File size
882.2 KB
Date taken
Wed, 05 May 2021 3:26 PM
Dimensions
1556px x 1167px

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