trick Jays

dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
edited August 9, 2008 in Wildlife
Getting alot of Blue jays at my flat feeder chowing down on the peanuts.
I know of at least one family of 3 that stops in. They are not too shy, you give them about 15 feet & they'll come down
while processing some shots I took last week I found that one of the Jays flipped it's peanuts up..I've never seen (or noticed) it before. I didn't even realize it when I was shooting. I'll stick those shots at the end.

1
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2
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3
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4 I think the next 3 shots are of a young one...but I'm guessing
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5
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6 again I think it's a young jay partly because it tends to "chip up" it's nuts
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7 now for the star attraction!!!!!!!!
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8 & one more time!!!!!
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oh by the way I'm not flashing them. the dark green of the evergreens don't show in the early morning light
enjoy
**If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
Dave

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    Dave, you have outdone yourself imo. These are outstanding bowdown.gif
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    Super Dave! Were these with the Bigma?
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    eek7.gif
    Wow stunning !
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    Great series. I really like number 4. I wish I could get better shots like these of blue jays.
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  • aj986saj986s Registered Users Posts: 1,100 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    Great pics. #3 is my favorite.
    Peanut tosser would be fun to see in short video! Or maybe a high-speed sequence of shots. :D
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  • spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    excellent, I do like the peanut flipping one.
    Angela
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    Dave, you have outdone yourself imo. These are outstanding bowdown.gif
    thank you Dan
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    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    BigAl wrote:
    Super Dave! Were these with the Bigma?
    thanks Al!! yes bigma
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  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    Outstanding series, Dave. Take a bow. clap.gifclapclap.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 6, 2008
    Amazing shots and great action, Dave! Congrats. You nailed the exposures perfectly there too. thumb.gif
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  • WildWallyWildWally Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2008
    Awesome shots !!! Beautifuul bird too !!
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2008
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    eek7.gif
    Wow stunning !

    thanks Awais
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    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    Great series. I really like number 4. I wish I could get better shots like these of blue jays.

    thanks Stephen...I wish we had scrub jays & all those different hummers that are more west.
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2008
    bowdown.gif...Dave.

    Outstanding...just the way I like 'em! thumb.gif
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2008
    aj986s wrote:
    Great pics. #3 is my favorite.
    Peanut tosser would be fun to see in short video! Or maybe a high-speed sequence of shots. :D

    thanks...a guy at work mentioned the same thing
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2008
    spechtal wrote:
    excellent, I do like the peanut flipping one.

    i appreciate the comment Angela
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    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 8, 2008
    Harv wrote:
    Outstanding series, Dave. Take a bow. clap.gifclapclap.gif

    thank you Harv
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    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 8, 2008
    kdog wrote:
    Amazing shots and great action, Dave! Congrats. You nailed the exposures perfectly there too. thumb.gif

    i appreciate it
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 9, 2008
    Great shots Dave! You are correct it is a juvenile. You can tell by the "lips" where the bill connects to the head. Adult birds will have feathers there.
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