Western Jay for Dee

GREAPER · May 10, 2005

Dee

I got one good shot of the Jays in the park, while we were waiting friday for the groups to gather and getting organized. It was on my list of shots I wanted, and I scratched it off early. Luck is sometimes on your side.

Andy · May 10, 2005

nice one, greaps.

i was sharing my ham sandwich (yes, harry, it's true!) with a couple of these scrubjays on the wawona porch, and 'gus was going wild shooting them

Dee · May 10, 2005

Wow, that's a nice one

GREAPER wrote:

Dee

I got one good shot of the Jays in the park, while we were waiting friday for the groups to gather and getting organized. It was on my list of shots I wanted, and I scratched it off early. Luck is sometimes on your side.

I tried my darndest to get some of those blue feathered critters, but couldn't get close enough, they're specks in my images!

You got a real nice one too! Lovely lighting and a neat pose on the bird, congrats! And... thanks for posting this for me!

GREAPER · May 10, 2005

andy wrote:

nice one, greaps.

i was sharing my ham sandwich (yes, harry, it's true!) with a couple of these scrubjays on the wawona porch, and 'gus was going wild shooting them

:nono

One should not feed the wildlife....

I cant wait to see them.... and the rest of Gus' shots.

jwear · May 10, 2005

good one

I have a whole grou[p of bad ones blur this and blur that. hard to get, to d-- fast lets see what Gus and Ed got

GREAPER · May 10, 2005

jwear wrote:

good one I have a whole grou[p of bad ones blur this and blur that. hard to get, to d-- fast lets see what Gus and Ed got

Little birds are tough. They move a lot faster than egrets and herons. Fast shutter speeds and some luck are required. I have been out shooting birds all day, taken 400 shots, and deleted EVERY one of them before.

I got 6 shots off of this guy before he flew off. This is the only one I thought was sharp enough to share.

Harryb · May 11, 2005

andy wrote:

nice one, greaps.

i was sharing my ham sandwich (yes, harry, it's true!) with a couple of these scrubjays on the wawona porch, and 'gus was going wild shooting them

I'll believe that when I see a pciture.

Harryb · May 11, 2005

Outstanding Brian.

pathfinder · May 12, 2005

Harryb wrote:

Outstanding Brian.

I agree wholeheartedly Harry!!

I am still on the road tonight, but I do have a western jay for ya Greaper. I caught this little fella stealing food from around the chairs in the yard at Wawona... This is my first image from the Yosemite shoot out and my road trip out and back.

jwear · May 12, 2005

pathfinder wrote:

I agree wholeheartedly Harry!!

I am still on the road tonight, but I do have a western jay for ya Greaper. I caught this little fella stealing food from around the chairs in the yard at Wawona... This is my first image from the Yosemite shoot out and my road trip out and back.

path Good shot

hope you and the wife are having fun on the road how about a post on the way home from yosemite

MHughes · May 12, 2005

Lovely shots of those stellar jays...There besides the raven my favorite birds up there..We usually bring sun flower seeds to feed them.

Steve Cavigliano · May 12, 2005

Excellent Jay shots Brian and PF

I believe I may have captured a Jay butt or two (my preferred perspective.....lol) These are really sharp and well lit

Steve

ginger_55 · May 12, 2005

Those western jays are pretty little birds! Definitely!

Great gets! I will never forget the yellow headed flitter where I couldn't get my lens up. Hats off to those who do that, and get a shot, a good shot, well...
that is stupendous.

ginger

MuskyDude · May 12, 2005

Wow, those sure are beautiful birds you definately don't see around here. I really like the details and sharpness on both, lovely to look at. Thanks for sharing these!

AJ

GREAPER · May 12, 2005

Wonderful shot Pathfinder. The details are incredible. Funny, the Jays were everywhere, but we all seem to have shot them at the hotel.

It was great meeting you and your lovely wife. I am looking forward to seeing more.

wanderingeye · May 12, 2005

Just for the record...

MHughes wrote:

Lovely shots of those stellar jays...There besides the raven my favorite birds up there..We usually bring sun flower seeds to feed them.

These birds are called Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) in honor of the Prussian naturalist Georg Steller who was one of the first European naturalists to work in North America (in Alaska in 1742). Scrub Jays (Aphelocoma californica) are common out here too, usually at lower elevation.

Lovely shots indeed!

pathfinder · May 13, 2005

GREAPER wrote:

Wonderful shot Pathfinder. The details are incredible. Funny, the Jays were everywhere, but we all seem to have shot them at the hotel.

It was great meeting you and your lovely wife. I am looking forward to seeing more.

Thanks Brian.. I look forward to shooting some more with you in the future. There is a wolf recovery center near Lafayette we may want to visit some time.

That silly little Jay just hung around like a paid model. Here is another frame of it landing in the lawn chair with a beak full.

SusanB · May 13, 2005

I agree with Dee, nice one.

Susan

SusanB · May 13, 2005

Wow, two super captures! You guys did well out there.

Susan

GREAPER · May 13, 2005

pathfinder wrote:

Thanks Brian.. I look forward to shooting some more with you in the future. There is a wolf recovery center near Lafayette we may want to visit some time.

That silly little Jay just hung around like a paid model. Here is another frame of it landing in the lawn chair with a beak full.

That one is really somethin. It's a great action shot. At first I didn't understand, I thought he was standing on something because his wings were tucked back but the was nothing there. I had to go back and read your post again to understand.

Very nice. I was going to shoot one down by the lodge, but he wouldn't hop of the roof onto a branch. To bad I didn't have and of Andy's ham sandwich.

Western Jay for Dee

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