"Jay Peck"
WINNER of the State flowers and/or State birds of Pacific Northwest challenge in the Pacific Northwest Group
Featured in “Live and Let Live” November 2009
Featured in “Top Shelf Wildlife& Nature Art” November 2009
Featured in “Canon DSLR” November 2009
Featured in “Pacific Northwest ” November 2009
The Steller’s Jay is named after the German naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller who discovered them in 1741. It is the provincial bird of British Columbia and primarily lives in coniferous forests, although can be found in many forested areas and is also common in residential and agricultural areas with nearby forests.
Their range is primarily west of the Rocky Mountains, reaching as far south as Central America and as far north as Alaska.
The Steller’s Jay is closely related to the Blue Jay found in the rest of the continent, but has a black head and upper body. It is also known as the Long-crested Jay, the Mountain Jay, and the Pine Jay and is the only crested jay west of the Rocky Mountains.
This pair were playfully pecking each other whilst I photographed them in north Nanaimo, BC, Canada.
Canon 40D
1/1600sec f6.3 ISO 400
500mm lens + 1.4x converter
"Jay Peck" belongs to the following groups:
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bubbleblue
beautiful
Martin Smart replied
Thank you bubbleblue!
hopelilly
Lovely looking Birds.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you hopelilly!
Marvin Collins
Beautiful, great capture Martin!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Marvin!
Bunny Clarke
Gorgeous capture Martin! WOW! Great colors.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much Bunny!
Vickie Emms
beautiful
Martin Smart replied
Thank you Vickie!
Sharon K. Shubert
Great capture! I love Stellar Jay’s. :)
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much Sharon!
Kimberly Peers
Wow! What a great capture. I love the colors and the pose, what a shot!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for your kind comments Kimberly!
Olga Zvereva
Great shot, Martin! Beautiful birds.
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much Olga!
David Lewins LRPS
Superb DoF and contrasting colours, like how you have used the shadows/lighting on the left-hand bird, composition is perfect.
Martin Smart replied
Many thanks for your kind comments David, much appreciated!
Baynanno1
Beautiful birds very nicely captured Martin.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much Trish, appreciate your comments!
tkrosevear
Beautiful capture Martin, love that blue ;) xoxox ♥
Martin Smart replied
Hi Tammy, nice to see you back online…hope all is well, thanks so much for your comments!
Cal Kimola
Stunning work Martin. I love the title too.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Cal!
Lois Bryan
oh my goodness aren’t they BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! A gorgeous capture … wow!!!!!!! Hopping up and down COOLNESS!!!!!
Martin Smart replied
Very much appreciate your kind comments Lois, thank you!
Jeff Burns
Amazing capture
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Jeff!
Cheryl Lunde
Fabulous Capture!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much Cheryl!
Tracy Faught
They are so beautiful!! Wonderful shot! :]
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Tracy!
JANET SUMMERS
May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose!! Fab shot!!
Martin Smart replied
Lol, I hope it does too! Thanks so much Janet!
NancyR
Excellent capture! The lighting and DOF are perfect!...........NancyR
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much NancyR, appreciate your comments!
Ernie LeBlanc
This is wonderful, Beautiful capture
Martin Smart replied
Many thanks for your comments Ernie, much appreciated!
Dave & Trena P...
oh just beautiful martin!!! what an amazing capture!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much Dave & Trena, appreciate your comments!
Monica Scanlan
Wonderful!!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for featuring this image Monica, I really appreciate it!
Heather Hartkamp
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much Heather, I greatly appreciate the feature!
kathy s gillen...
Martin Smart replied
Wow, this is amazing Kathy, thank you very much!
Sharon Mau
I’ve not seen one before, they are very beautiful.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Sharon, I appreciate your comment!
TeAnne
Beautiful and congrats
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much TeAnne!
gabriellehope
Beautiful capture Martin.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much Gabrielle!
Helen Lewis
Congratulations on your feature – well caught and wonderfully washed out back ground!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you for your comments Helen, much appreciated!
nikmd
stunning capture!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much nikmd!
Cee Neuner
Beautiful work!! :D
Martin Smart replied
Your comments are very much appreciated Cee, thank you!
annalisa56
Beautiful shot !!!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much annalisa!
IngridSonja
Stunning capture!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much IngridSonja!
MsLiz
Wow!!! i CANNOT BELIEVE how Beautiful those birds are…... And Congratulations on All Your Features…....
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for your comments MsLiz, much appreciated!
jeffrae
Beautiful shot of such beautiful birds…we don’t have them where I live and I am so taken by their colors.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Jeffrae, I appreciate your comments!
Barbara Applegate
Wonderful image, You were the First Place Winner and are now a Featured Artist
Martin Smart replied
Wow, great news Barbara! Thanks very much for organising the competition and for your comments!
Rick & Deb Larson
Fabulous image!! HUGE CONGRATS Martin, on your well deserved challenge WIN and feature in the PNW group!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺
Martin Smart replied
Thank you both so much for your very kind comments and support, truly appreciated!
Marjorie Wallace
Congratulations on the well deserved honor of winning the challenge. This is a wonderful capture.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you for your kind comments Marjorie, much appreciated!
nishagandhi 25 days ago
beautiful!!
Martin Smart replied 24 days ago
Thank you very much Nisha!
Barbara Applegate 24 days ago
Congratulations on Your Fabulous Feature
Martin Smart replied 24 days ago
Thank you so much Barbara, I really appreciate the honour!
Tori Snow 24 days ago
Fantasic capture! Congrats on the challenge win and all the features. Well deserved :-)
Martin Smart replied 24 days ago
Thank you for your kind comments Tori, much appreciated!
Mark Robson 23 days ago
Such a beautiful capture :)
Martin Smart replied 23 days ago
Thanks very much Mark!
Robyn Carter 22 days ago
these are lovely :)
Martin Smart replied 21 days ago
Thank you so much Robyn!
Kylie Van Ingen 20 days ago
Wow – Beautiful:))
Martin Smart replied 19 days ago
Thank you so much Kylie!