blue jay

My plan was to capture a blue jay at full wing spread just before it lands, because it's wing and tail and belly feathers are a flash of sleek, beautiful colors when it happens. Little did I know I'd be catching a jay that looks like it could be a cast member from The Walking Dead! My wife saw...

Spend a little time yesterday trying to catch some of the Blue Jay comings and goings at a feeder. Got a few shots but nothing of high quality. Sort of like this one though.

I was standing on my front step hoping to get some shots when this blue jay landed in a tree about 15 feet from me. It sort of hunkered there, so I started talking to it in soothing tones. Normally they take off in a panic at the presence of a human, but this one just sat there for a while...

A blue jay taking a break from snacking to have a look at the sunny sky through the bare branches of an oak.

A couple of blue jays taking a break after eating all the peanut butter off this bagel. Maybe they really are holding out for a donut! lol

This Blue Jay was happily feeding on a suet cake, but kept looking over his shoulder occasionally, into the woods across the road from my place. He's stare for a moment each time, his crest raising then flattening then raising. Then he'd go back to eating. This happened four or five times. I...

That's what seemed to be going on here. The jay on the feeder fed, the other jay's head was on a swivel.

They certainly do look nice against the snow.

Yes, the blue jay is curious about something. Maybe he's looking at where the one legged starling dropped his peg leg. Actually the starling has two legs, you just can't see one of them here. lol EDIT: On closer inspection I can see the starling's left foot being held up near his body.

I was standing on my doorstep with my camera after just filling all the feeders. This jay came along and landed on a branch only about 10 feet from me, and I think he wanted me to leave. Normally when I take a photo of a jay I try to get it in profile. However the look of impatient disapproval...

Hard to ignore these guys. They're such eye pleasing splashes of color in the white wasteland we have at the moment.

This jay had an innocent look, just before it made a raid on the feeders! lol

the day before the snowstorm was brilliantly sunny, and all the birds were feeding like crazy. I think they knew what was coming. This jay was no exception as every time I put peanut butter out he was all over it. Here he is at the base of the tree after knocking a large gob of peanut butter out...

Snapped this just as this jay decided to go. A complete and utter lucky shot.

These two had a bit of a tiff over some bread. They ended up not speaking to each other! lol

After the squabble for the suet was settled, one jay started feeding on it while this jay went higher in the tree, his crest semi-raised, and constantly looked about. The starling was still hanging around nearby so I guess this guy was keeping an eye on him. After a time the two jays switched...

Caught sight of a starling and a blue jay jousting over who would be the next one on the suet cake. I happened to snap this in a more calm moment, but I was hoping some more action would take place, because they were fairly evenly matched and neither seemed inclined to back down. Unfortunately...

Had a major influx of blue jays this morning. 8 or ten of them. Usually they're pretty jumpy and will take off, at the slightest human movement, even if they see it through a window. But today they seemed a lot more willing to stick around when I stuck my camera out. For which I'm glad. When...

I should be annoyed at this glutton, but when it's as pretty as this, and with that cute face, how can I be? lol

Blue Jay sitting in an orange tree.

A blue jay putting up with the windy, snowy weather today.

Long range shot. I tied a suet cake to this tree in such a way as to hopefully keep the larger birds off so the chickadees would have a chance at it. However this Jay figured things out very quickly. lol I don't mind though, they're a nice bit of color to look at this time of year.