jays

Captured this guy at my old apartment community.

KC you are right since I experienced the first time I saw the Blue Jay taking a bath it's now an everyday occurrence. These guys have been experiencing the heat as well. A lot of times their mouth is open.

Been waiting to take my best picture of him and still this is good but it doesn't show his plumage much but look at the size of him. Blue Jays in South Carolina are big. They got to be some of the biggest yard birds. Now how can this beautiful bird be related to a Crow?

Azure Jay - Cyanocorax caeruleus

Plush-crested Jay - Cyanocorax chrysops

I'm always trying to take a good photo of "my" jays in flight. Not that easy...

They are still here and still having their usual disputes.

Taken a long time for me to capture these photos of the Jays in conflict over feeding rights. I have been trying now for almost a week to get them together at one time and to get these photos. I was very pleased when it finally happened and I viewed the results.

Purplish Jay - Cyanocorax cyanomelas

Just a grab shot through a grubby window in poor light, but a record of how many show up as soon as I throw food out. There was actually at least one more in my trees, but it's very difficult catching more than two together in the same frame, as they don't tolerate each other for more than a...

A really grubby window yesterday, as one of the Pigeons forgot his glasses and kept side-swiping the glass as he took off ;) But... I watched some strange behaviour yesterday. The Jay on the left, which I now think is a male, kept going through his repertoire of poses. The poses, with the...

Blue Jay up close

Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)

Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)

or Claws and Beak perhaps but they were certainly at Loggerheads LOL. shame about the missing wing tip, but I was as surprised as much as the bottom Jay. Spent a good few hours down the Wood yesterday hence no comments as with my back its one or the other.A beautiful day here hope its as nice...

Very pleased to get this shot of some Jays as I've struggled previously to get shots of them.When they see me they usually fly off to the next county.

Was taken by surprise when the back fellow wanted in on the photo shoot LOL.

Been meaning to post this for months as their is just something I love about it, so decided to have it in my Gallery. It was an awesome scrap to witness. Ps my 40D has shot its last, hope the insurance company does not hang around, feel naked going down the wood cameraless.

Photo of a male Jay just captured dropping his peanut,the look of sheer horror captured in this image,beautiful birds which I nevered been able to photography before I visited Kens place in Wales yesturday.So this is posted for you Ken,a big thank you for letting me photography at your 'famous'...

Interesting bird, not many pics of this one around.

I've driven miles, blinded out, tried to sneak up on these in California. Took a vacation in Oregon and they are trying to get in the back door. Go figure...