blue jay

Caught this blue jay heading toward a feeder. One of these days I'll get a shot like this against a better background! lol

While visiting Washington DC on Sunday, I was walking through a park and noticed this beauty. With the spring like colors behind it, it just made the bird pop out.

A blue jay, craftily hidden (he thinks) waiting for me to refill a feeder.

A mourning dove and a blue jay having a quiet talk about inter-species cooperation at the feeders. lol.

This bluejay closed its wings for the last foot or so before landing, making for a bit of a snow splash at touchdown.

Well Peeps, Internet still not good, but we did manage to buy some at a pub last night, and I was able to catch up with y'all lovely bird pics. Hope you are all having a great weekend...Later.

See? Nothing to worry about. When it comes to food, it's tough to fool a blue jay. lol!

This Blue jay doesn't seem to know where the food is. He just has to look in the right place. ;)

A photo of the rare Long Eared Blue Jay. You just don't see many of these guys around!! lol

I didn't have the camera on burst mode,(which on my camera is mostly useless anyway) and saw this guy coming toward the feeder. So I tried to get the timing right on a one shot chance. It's not perfect because of the cluttered background, but still I like it. lol

This handsome guy was waiting patiently for his turn on the feeder. He was watching intently to make sure he didn't miss his turn.

Another not quite in focus shot, but one I like. Makes me chuckle. This jay landed so close to me I couldn't zoom back enough to focus properly on him. He gave me this goofy look then took off again.

He's looking around, not so much for predators, but for whatever yummy stuff some other bird may have dropped into the snow.

Was going through some photos and found this one from last spring or summer. This is a young Blue Jay I believe, that has molted its juvenile feathers and is just starting to grow in it's adult feathers. I remember a bunch of these being around the yard and it was so funny. The all had naked...

Shot through the windshield of my van, so not as sharp as it could be. I just couldn't seem to get a sharp focus through the glas!! But I liked the pose. And he knew I was sitting there!

Yup. This blue jay decided to pose for a photo like this, and it was just too pretty to turn down. lol

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata subsp. cristata) Sexes similar. Photographed in my backyard in Post Oak. Open manicured area with Post Oaks and one red maple at ca. 101 m (330 ft) elevation. Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.

Blue Jays seem to be some of the most camera-shy birds in my back yard, but I managed to get this one before he got spooked and flew away.

This is the only species of Jay I've ever seen.

After some snow shoveling, I took a break and stuck this long handled shovel into the snow. It happened to be near a feeder, and it instantly became everyone's favorite perch. Chckadees, sparrows, juncos, redpolls, even the blue jays, like this dreamy looking one, all took a turn on it!

When a beautiful bird strikes a beautiful pose amongst beautiful surroundings, and you're so happy because you got the shot, until you see that the camera focused on the tree behind the bird, not the bird.....then it's time for a bit of teeth gnashing. lol!

Maybe some carnivorous bird was in the area, or maybe he was just playing hide and seek. I'm not sure, but this blue jay sat deep inside this hemlock tree for quite a while. He looked kind of cute there.

Managed to catch a slightly less disturbing photo of a landing jay here. lol. Unfortunately I couldn't quite nail the focus on these photos. Having a camera with only autofocus, I had to zero in on the feeder, and the jays always seemed to be either just in front or just behind the optimal...