Bird jay
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This was shot through a double pane glass window, using a Nikon D300.
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Lovely bird rarely seen like this as it is very shy. Great plumage but rather bullying habits.
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There was a bird, / Whose wings were crushed, / By a windshield. So fast to the ground, / The roadside it found, / As it’s eyes closed. I heard the driver say, / As she pulled away, / “What could I have done? / The worst is over.” I thought to myself, / With risk to our health. / No one ever offers help. - From Crib to Coffin, Emery The lyrics don’t entirely match the mood of the image, but its the song playing as I submit it. I think these lyrics hold an interesting message, something to think about… Enjoy! _
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Everything is beautiful / Even when the tears are falling / I don’t need a miracle to believe / Even in the crashing down / I can hear redemption calling / And everything is beautiful to me Lyrics by Starfield, from the song “Everything is Beautiful” / http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/starfield/everythingisbeautiful.html for the rest of the lyrics or you can listen to the song at http://www.purevolume.com/starfield
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We put nuts on the tree stump to attract squirrels and got this lovel thief instead!
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This image was shot slightly slow for the lighting, so with the use of Several layers and Topaz Labs filters for photoshop and a light dry bush, I took a more artistic approach with the image. Hope you like it. To see a Slide Show of all my birds click here.
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FEATURED IN ALASKA~BEYOND YOUR DREAMS. THANK YOU!! © Deb Larson Camera: SONY A700; F-Stop: f/6.3; Exposure: 1/500 sec.; ISO-Speed: 800; Focal Length: 500mm. Stellars Jay, Kenai, Alaska
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This is one of the many Jay’s that were flying around on Dartmoor today, they are usually shy birds but today we saw a flock of four flying around!
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Blue Jay , Oil Painting / Thank you for looking. / Ken LePoidevin
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The Blue Jays are so hard to photograph. As soon as they see or hear you, they are gone. But this one wasn’t hiding enough and I was still able to get a bit of a shot of him. I know we aren’t supposed to add frames, but in some cases I like them, like here. /
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A beautiful blue Steller’s Jay on tree trunk in Mt. Rainier National Park. / Bird of British Columbia / / Featured in: The Pacific Northwest Group, November 2009 / /
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Eurasian Jay – _Garrulus glandarius_in Warsaw park Łazienki :) Canon 50D
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The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird, and a member of the family Corvidae native to North America. It belongs to the “blue” or American jays, which are, among the Corvidae, not closely related to other jays. It is adaptable, aggressive and omnivorous, and has been colonizing new habitat for many decades. The Blue Jay measures 9-12 inches (22-30 cm) from bill to tail and weighs 2.47-3.53 ounces (70–100 g), with a wingspan of 13–17 in (34–43 cm). There is a pronounced crest on the head, a crown of feathers, which may be raised or lowered according to the bird’s mood. When excited or aggressive, the crest may be fully raised. When frightened, the crest bristles outwards, brushlike. When the bird is feeding among other jays or resting, the crest is flattened to the head. Its plumage is lavender-blue to mid-blue in the crest, back, wings, and tail, and its face is white. The underside is off-white and the neck is collared with black which extends to the sides of the head. The wing primaries and tail are strongly barred with black, sky-blue and white. The bill, legs, and eyes are all black. Males and females are nearly identical; males are slightly larger. As with other blue-hued birds, the Blue Jay’s coloration is not derived by pigments, but is the result of light refraction due to the internal structure of the feathers; if a blue feather is crushed, the blue disappears as the structure is destroyed. This is referred to as structural coloration. Blue Jays have strong black bills used for cracking nuts, and acorns and for eating corn, grains and seeds, although they also eat insects such as beetles, grasshoppers, and caterpillars. Blue Jays can make a large variety of sounds, and individuals may vary perceptibly in their calling style. Like other corvids, they may learn to mimic human speech. Blue Jays can also copy the cries of local hawks so well that it is sometimes difficult to tell which it is. Their voice is typical of most jays in being varied, but the most commonly recognized sound is the alarm call, which is a loud, almost gull-like scream. There is also a high-pitched jayer-jayer call that increases in speed as the bird becomes more agitated. Blue Jays will use these calls to band together to mob potential predators such as hawks and drive them away from the jays’ nests. Blue Jays also have quiet, almost subliminal calls which they use among themselves in proximity. One of the most distinctive calls of this type is often referred to as the “rusty pump” owing to its squeaky resemblance to the sound of an old hand-operated water pump. The Blue Jay (and other corvids) are distinct from all other songbirds for using their call as a birdsong. The Blue Jay occurs from southern Canada through the eastern and central USA south to Florida and northeastern Texas. The western edge of the range stops where the arid pine forest and scrub habitat of the closely related Steller’s Jay (C. stelleri) begins. Recently, the range of the Blue Jay has extended northwestwards so that it is now a rare but regularly-seen winter visitor along the northern US and southern Canadian Pacific Coast, and some stray birds may even occur in California nowadays. As the two species’ ranges now overlap, C. cristata may sometimes hybridize with Steller’s Jay. The northernmost subspecies C. c. bromia is migratory, subject to necessity. It may withdraw several hundred kilometers south in the northernmost parts of its range, but even northern birds do not necessarily move south, particularly in mild years with plentiful winter food. It migrates during the daytime, in loose flocks of 5 to 250 birds. The Blue Jay occupies a variety of habitats within its large range, from the pine woods of Florida to the spruce-fir forests of northern Ontario. It is less abundant in denser forests, preferring mixed woodlands with oaks and beeches. It has expertly adapted to human activity, occurring in parks and residential areas, and can adapt to wholesale deforestation with relative ease if human activity creates other means for the jays to get by. The Blue Jay is a moderately slow flier (roughly 20-25M/PH when unprovoked9) and an easy prey for hawks and owls, when it flies in open lands. It flies with body and tail held level, with slow wing beats. It is generally assertive toward other birds, and it may chase birds from feeders or other food sources. It may chase predatory birds, such as hawks and owls which occasionally feed on jays, and will scream if it sees a predator within its territory. It has also been known to sound an alarm call when hawks or other dangers are near, and smaller birds often recognize this call and hide themselves away accordingly. It may also be aggressive towards humans who come close to its nest, and if an owl roosts near the nest during the daytime the Blue Jay mobs it until it takes a new roost. Blue Jays, like other corvids, are highly curious and very intelligent birds. Young individuals playfully snatch brightly coloured or reflective objects, such as bottle caps or pieces of aluminium foil, and carry them around until they lose interest. Blue Jays in captivity have been observed using strips of newspaper as tools to obtain food. Whole peanuts and other shelled food items are carried off in the beak to a comfortable spot to be dealt with at leisure. Its food is sought both on the ground and in trees and includes virtually all known types of plant and animal sources, such as acorns and beech mast, weed seeds, grain, fruits and other berries, peanuts, bread, meat, small invertebrates of many types, scraps in town parks, bird-table food and rarely eggs and nestlings. Blue Jays will sometimes cache food, though to what extent differs widely among individuals. The Blue Jay has a bad reputation as a raider of other birds’ nests, stealing eggs, chicks, and nests. However, this may not be as widespread as is typically thought. A scientific study found only 1% of Blue Jays had evidence of nestlings or eggs in their stomachs. The breeding season begins in mid-March, peaks in mid-April to May, and extends into July. Any suitable tree or large bush may be used for nesting, though an evergreen is preferred. The nest is preferentially built at a height of 3 to 10 m. It is cup-shaped and composed of twigs, small roots, bark strips, moss, other plant material, cloth, paper, and feathers, with occasional mud added to the cup. Blue Jays are not really picky about nesting locations. If no better place is available – e.g. in a heavily deforested area – they will even use places like the large letter boxes typical of the rural United States. They also appropriate nests of other mid-sized songbirds as long as these are placed in suitable spots; American Robin nests are commonly used by Blue Jays for example. Blue Jays typically form monogamous pair bonds for life. Both sexes build the nest and rear the young, though only the female broods them. The male feeds the female while she is brooding the eggs. There are usually 4–5 eggs laid and incubated over 16-18 days. The young fledge usually between 17-21 days after hatching. After the juveniles fledge, the family travels and forages together until early fall, when the young birds disperse to avoid competition for food during the winter. Nikon D70s / 70-300mm / F8, 1/500 / RAW / 3/2/09 – 442/20 / / /
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Took this of my friend Bob while on the ski lifts!
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Version 2 of the Cygnets. / I had only managed to photograph 2 of the Cygnets this day.
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A client sent me to a wooded area near Georgetown, South Carolina, to get shots for a brochure to promote a condominium development. This is the oceanfront view from what was then a rugged woods. Canon F-1, available light, color negative film.
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For the purpose of making note card and calendar, I modified this work. To fill the space, I added two line poem and more stamps. / The poem says: / “The gentle breeze escort the dancing Spring, / And bird lullabies urge baby buds bloom.”
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My granddaughter ….
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Who needs a watch dog when you have blue jays around? See more of my Adirondack landscape and wildlife photos at http://bestrainbowtroutphotos.com. My favorite photographs of rainbow trout are quite unique and have received much recognition. Thank you for looking. Have a great day!!!
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