Caught In The Act
There are 3 or 4 bluejays visiting me but they are in and out so quick it’s been a challenge to catch a decent photo.
Photo is AS/IS direct from the camera this morning Nov 17/08, no editing. Trenton, ON
Info: manual with flash, ISO – 800, f 7.1 nikon D80, 70-300 mm lens

Caught In The Act belongs to the following groups:
Birds and Creatures of Flight, Live, Love, Dream: , Safe Haven and The Birds Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Renee Dawson
GREAT shot Mom! xo
Lynda McDonald replied
ty dear !
Clive
Superb shot Lynda, so beautifully detailed
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Clive
C J Hummel - ...
Great capture and don’t you just love that blie
Lynda McDonald replied
ty CJ, yes i luv the blue of these birds and i also have a weak spot for the chickadees, both are quite the characters
Malcolm Chant
Dearest Lynda, what a wonderful Bird, I have never seen one of these, all your shots are ao amazing well done young Lady.
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Malcolm, u must like our deep red cardinals too ? a shyer bird but later in the winter i’m hoping to draw them in
BigD
Lynda, this is excellent and so well composed. Wow!
Lynda McDonald replied
thank u so much BigD
Lois Bryan
HAHA!!! Oh, my heavens!!!!! What a capture!!!!! Outstanding timing, Lynda!!! Way to goooooo!!!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Lois, glad u like it!
Béla Török
Great work dear Lynda!
Lynda McDonald replied
thanks Bela
Kaliquo
Excellent capture!
Lynda McDonald replied
thank u so much
amarica
Great shot Lynda!!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty kindly
Beve Brown-Clark
OOOoooOOOOOooooo jumping up and down with delight!! Awesome capture! They are very fast little buggers!!
dancinfreakshow
This is just gorgeous!!!!!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty so much
ericseyes
You did great with this one! Good closeup and detail.
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Eric, it took awhile to catch the right moment
rodsfotos
A wonderful detailed portrait of this colourful blue jay Lynda, that peanut makes it even more special, very well captured,
Regards, Rod.
Lynda McDonald
ty so much Rod
Nanagahma
He certainly was! And what a great shot this is. Perfect detail!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Sandy
FrozenMoments
Beautiful shot and a gorgeous bird!
Lynda McDonald replied
thank you, they have such brilliant blues
amarica
Congrations Lynda on being featured in the AS IS group!!!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty very much Amarica
Joyce Dickens,...
Wonderful capture Lynda…..I love the light in his eye…the composition is perfect….well done!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Joyce, much appreciated
Eva and Klaus ...
That´s really a great capture!!!
Lynda McDonald replied
thanks !
CraigsMom
You had perfect timing for this. Absolutely great.
Lynda McDonald replied
ty CraigsMom !
Pamela B
Beautiful work!!!!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Pam
Marilyn Harris
Fabulous shot Lynda!! :o)
Lynda McDonald replied
ty kindly blossom
Rspbrown
A wonderful capture!!
DJ LeMay
What an AMAZING SHOT, Lynda!! CAUGHT in the ACT!!
Lynda McDonald replied
well ty DJ, nice to see you aboard !
Rick & Deb Larson
lol, GREAT SHOT and TITLE!!!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Deb/Rick….................so how u like RB, not bad ay !
sunsetgirl
nice capture! love the blue color!
Lynda McDonald replied
thank you very much
Dayonda
Beautiful work! This guy’s a wonderful representative of his species!
May I recommend a few Groups he might show well in?
BIRDS and CREATURES of FLIGHT,
I Love Birds. Originally for pet birds only, open now for non-pet, interesting birds.
The BIRDS,
BITS and PIECES,
Out of the Blue,
Nature’s Wonders,
Mother Nature’s Finest, and
Freedom to Shine.
Lynda McDonald replied
well thank you very much, i will have to see what i already put him in and i have a hard time remembering all the different rules for all the groups…............go read em again, lol
again thanks so much
Robyn Carter
I thought the peanut was part of it’s beak for a while and was wondering wht type of bird it is. You should move this up to the top of your art page so people can instatly see it as soon as they go to your page.
Cheers
Robyn
Lynda McDonald replied
thank you Robyn, i will move him up
Vicki Ferrari
This is an amazing photo! So clear! I didn’t realise that birds would nick off with a whole peanut, that they even liked peanuts for that matter! Great capture!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty vicki, bluejays are particularly fond of peanuts
LudaNayvelt
Fantastic
Lynda McDonald replied
thanks, an image that was just the exact right timing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,does happen occasionally, lol
Robert Elliott
superb shot
Lynda McDonald replied
ty very much Robert
Sharon Mau
This is a fabulous shot Lynda!!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Sharon
Tama Blough
My stepmom has jays she gives peanuts to every morning – otherwise they start screaming at her to get up and get their breakfast! Great shot!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Tama
rodsfotos
A wonderful detailed profile portrait Lynda and that peanut looks like it’s days are numbered, beautiful colours and the detail on the feathers is most impressive, well done indeed,
Regards, Rod.
Babcia
Great Capture!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Babcia
Torfinn Johann...
Perfect!
Lynda McDonald replied
thank you, that is such a nice comment
Waleska Luker
Wow so he ate the squirrel food, lol. nice
Lynda McDonald replied
thank you, actually i feed the peanuts to the bluejays but yes the squirrels to steal some
Gerry Danen
What an awesome catch, Lynda.
Lynda McDonald replied
thank you Gerry
WINTERROSE
awesome
Lynda McDonald replied
thank you Rose
LYN EVANS
Wow Lyndy, this is incredible. Excellent clarity, fantastic capture
Lynda McDonald replied
ty lynnie
Pat Yager
A GREAT photo, Lynda! You were at the right place at the right time – and so was he! – Pat
Lynda McDonald replied
yes u r correct, ty ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the perfect timing , and a bit of luck
Lynda McDonald replied
ty Pat
lorilee
Awesome beauty!!!!!!!
Lynda McDonald replied
ty lorilee
Lynda McDonald replied
ty lorilee
Gavin Maginness
Utterly Fantastic.
Lynda McDonald replied
thank u Gavin, much appreciated
kathy s gillen...
fantastic !!! I have a blue that does this, yet to capture him like this.
Lynda McDonald replied
ty kathy,,,,,,,,,,,,,u have no control over birds or wildlife so a lot of it is right time right place
jesika
A truly wonderful capture, great shot.
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Lynda McDonald replied
ty jesika !
louisegreen
Gorgeous bird & capture.
Lynda McDonald replied
thank you Louise