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Pa Alie Koroma
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Three seperate canvases combine to create Scribbly Gum Tryptch / Oil on scretched Canvas. / 3 x (34cm x 120cm) Original available $AU3,000 – Postage extra Exhibited at Campelltown Regional Art Gallery Centre Layers of subtle glazes were used trying to create a flowing natural backgroud to this magnificent variety of gum trees. The texture of the knots were equally important. Leaving the looseness of the larval tracks to the last. This work was created to support an upcoming exhibition by the Southern Printmakers Association entitled ‘Earthwritings’.
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The view looking out onto Broad Street from a third-floor window of the Divine Lorraine Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. The hotel, which has been abandoned since the late ‘90s, takes it’s name from the leader of the Universal Peace Mission movement, Father Divine (aka George Baker) who housed his followers on it’s premises. Shot on Fuji Velvia 50 film with a Rolleiflex medium format camera.
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Featured in the group Nirvana January 16, 2009. Image taken with the Nikon D40x, using the 18-200mm VR Nikkor lens and the cp filter on January 3, 2009. This shot was taken along 689, near Osterburg PA. I used PhotoMatix to create this HDR image. Sweet, Sweet Surrender “Lost and alone on some forgotten highway / Travelled by many remembered by few / Lookin’ for something that I can believe in / Lookin’ for something that I’d like to do with my life There’s nothin’ behind me and nothin’ that ties me / To somethin’ that might have been true yesterday / Tomorrow is open and right now it seems to be more / Than enough to just be there today And I don’t know what the future is holdin’ in store / I don’t know where I’m goin’, I’m not sure where i’ve been / There’s a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me / My life is worth the livin’, don’t need to see the end Sweet, sweet surrender / Live, live without care / Like a fish in the water / Like a bird in the air” John Denver Sweet Surrender Driving through the countryside Saturday, January 3rd, I deliberately took a wrong turn and passed by this beautiful farm. The words to John Denver’s song, one of my all-time favorites, filled my heart. Click on the link to listen … then come back and visit with me a bit!!!
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Featured in Sets of Two January 25, 2009. / Featured in AMERICAS ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free – Expressions of Artists January 25, 2009. / Featured in Landscape Photography January 21, 2009. / Featured in the Nikon DSLR Users Group January 21, 2009. The snow last weekend was almost continual but light … creating an amazing, fantasy land of subtle color and soft light. As I shot this particular image, the sun was just appearing across the lake on the trees in the distance. It played hide and seek the whole time I was out. Fortunately, the winds were calm … so the branches were filled with snow. Image taken Tuesday, January 20, 2009 with the Nikon D40x, using the 18-200mm VR lens, with cp filter in Claysburg, PA … Blue Knob Mountain. Companion Piece Here Comes The Sun /
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One of several tunnels around the Pittsburgh area. If I remember correctly, this is the Ft. Pitt Tunnel. © Dyle Warren 2007 Featured on the Redbubble Art Page Equipment: / Nikon D200 / 18-200mm Nikkor Lens Settings: Focal Length: 18mm / Exposure Time: 1/5 sec / F-Number: F/3.5 / ISO – 125 / No Flash Auto Vehicle Mode: / Headlights On / Approx. 50mph
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Featured in Abandoned Dark Creepy May 20, 2009. / Winner of the “Abandoned Extreme” Challenge in Abandoned Dark Creepy group May 14, 2009. / Featured in The Keystone State – Pennsylvania May 14, 2009. / Top Ten in the “Apocalypse” challenge in First Things May 11, 2009. / Top Ten in the “Eerie and Enchanting Work With A Kick” challenge in First Things May 10, 2009. / Top Ten in the “Dilapidated Houses & Buildings” challenge in Neighborhoods May 4, 2009. / Featured in Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits May 2, 2009. / Featured in Digital Art Compilations April 26, 2009. / Featured in HDR Photography April 25, 2009. / Featured in The Red Barn April 19, 2009. / Featured in Dilapidated Buildings April 14, 2009. Best Viewed Full Size I found this barn along Route 30 between Breezewood and Bedford in PA. When I first saw it only a couple of years ago, parts were still being used for hay storage. But when I drove past recently, March 15, 2009, it was clear I was looking at something that won’t be around much longer. I don’t know the history, but directly across the road had been a very interesting, 2-story log house that is gone now, as well. Only the brick fireplaces and a pile of rubble remain. Image taken with the Nikon D40x using the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens, handheld. This is a composite image … I used a threatening sky that I shot in my backyard at the end of March, ‘09. Post processed for the sky composite addition, then, using a single image which I duplicated twice at 2 +/- eval in Photoshop, I created the hdr in Photomatix. Back to Photoshop for some more clean up work. All together, probably about 7 layers.
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Taken on 08/23/2008 with a Canon Rebel XTi camera. Selective coloring was done in Photoshop Elements 6.0. / 2x’s-Featured in Selective Coloring group / Featured in Flowers Only-Selective Coloring group. / Featured in That One Great Shot group. / Featured in Canon DSLR group.
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Top Ten in the “Bicycle Shopfronts” challenge in Shopfronts November 24, 2009. / Winner of the “Cottage Bicycles” challenge in Cottage Style Group October 15, 2009. / Featured in The Keystone State September 16, 2009. / Third Place in the “Your Best Shot” challenge in The Keystone State – Pennsylvania group September 14, 2009. / Featured in Old Things – 2 Per Day September 15, 2009. / Featured in Cottage Style September 9, 2009. / Top Ten in the “Bicycles” challenge in Happy Haven August 28, 2009. / Featured in Cottage Style July 29, 2009. / Featured in Nikon D40 (x) Users June 22, 2009. / Featured in Nostalgic Art and Photography May 19, 2009. / Featured in First Things May 16, 2009. / Featured in A Beautiful Blur May 15, 2009. Best Viewed Full Size I discovered this wonderful antique bike at the Juniata Crossing Mercantile on Route 30, near Breezewood PA on May 10, 2009, and couldn’t resist the image. Used the Nikon D40x and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens, cp filter was probably still on. Post processing included a trip to Photoshop for removal of distractions, then to Photomatix for hdr (hand held camera, single image +/-2), then back to Photoshop for a light Orton and other final tweaking.
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*Top Ten in the “Finding An Avatar” challenge in Postcard Style September 16, 2009. / Featured in Nostalgic Art and Photography June 3, 2009. / Featured in Cottage Style May 22, 2009. / Featured in Rural Around The Globe May 19, 2009. / Featured in Postcard Style May 18, 2009. / Featured in A Place To Call Home May 15, 2009. / Featured in Cards: Best Of Your Best May 15, 2009. Best Viewed Full Size. Another image taken at the Juniata Crossing Mercantile on Route 30, northwest of Breezewood, Pennsylvania, May 10, 2009. Image taken with the Nikon D40x and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens. Post processing included Photoshop cloning of a distraction, then into Photomatix for hdr (single image, hand held, +/- 2) then back to Photoshop for a light Orton. Then into Corel Paint 11 for some work with the blender and oils brushes, then back to Ph!toshop for the glowing light bulbs with one of Obsidian Dawn’s brushes, then to I-photo for the edge blur. Obsidian Dawn
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Top Ten in “Let’s Hunt for Horses” Challenge in Scavenger Hunt group September 13, 2009. / Top Ten in “The Best of H” challenge in Alphabet Soup group August 1, 2009. / Featured in Alphabet Soup July 25, 2009. / Featured in The Red Barn July 17, 2009. Best viewed full size Driving off of the main road of 869 between Pavia and Osterburg, Pennsylvania on January 20, 2009 … a fine snow began to fall. As I climbed the hill the barn to my right caught my attention. After snapping some images of the barn, the resident came out to greet me. What a sweetheart!!!!! Image taken with the Nikon D40x and the 18-200mm vr Nikon/Nikkor lens. Shutter speed 1/640, aperture f/5.6, exp minus .33, iso 400. This image is a 20-80% blend of the original photo … with some distractions cloned away … and an hdr of the same image … created from the original, hand held, and two duplicates at +/- 2.5 eval.
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As is or straight from the camera honey. Best View Larger! Featured in Freedom To Shine group. / Featured in Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence! group. / Feautured in Retired and Happy. 4 a day limit. group. / Featured in All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers group. / Featured in That One Great Shot (you can’t add more work to this group – there is a limit of 1 art work) group. / Featured in Waterfall Photography group. / Won challenge in Appalachian State Parks group. / Top Ten in Waterfalls challenge in Lakes and Inlands Waterways group. / Feature in Waterfalls Photography group. Taken at BushKill Falls State Park, Bushkill, PA on 07/18/2009. The park is called the Niagara of Pennsylvania. It’s on the Bridal Veil Falls trail or red trail and it’s very beautiful. The red trail is 2.5 hours long and it’s steep and rocky on part of it. The trail has much lush green. The state has wooden steps, paths, and bridges in some of the places to walk. The park is close to the New Jersey border and it’s a busy visited place throughout the day. The falls are on Pond Run Creek. Canon 50d / Sigma 17-70mm lens / TV mode / Shutter Speed 8.00sec / Aperture F-22 / ISO-100 / Standard / Tripod and Timer / Hoya Circular Polarizer / No Photoshop Editing
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Featured in Sets of Two September 3, 2009. / Featured in Old Things – 2 per day August 6 2009. / Featured in Rural Around The Globe July 31, 2009. Best Viewed On Full Size It’s got that “Nobody’s Home” look … Back in the day when we wanted to visit, we tightened up our pincurls, tied our robes tight, slipped into our slippers, grabbed our coffee and walked next door. Although this wonderful old abandoned farm house is stuck out in the middle of (apparent) nowhere … it’s right smack dab ON route 30 just a bit west of Chambersburg, PA … and I like to think that the farm wives did visit back and forth, too. Image taken with the Nikon D300 and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens on a bright and sunny, blue-skied July 12, 2009. Shutter 1/640, aperture f/11.0, exp -.33, iso 500. Post included Phun With Photoshop, levels, dodging, burning, selective coloring, in other words, the works, then addition of textures. Companion piece to NoBody’s Home textures courtesy of Ghostbones on Flickr and CGTextures and ME!!!!! See Also I’ll Take Everything /
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My beautiful parents having a laugh & a few wines after dinner, they don’t normally take their teeth out in public…....but they did have loads of encouragement from all the kids!!! :-) Group -challenge weekly – HIM & HER / / / / /
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Cherry Blossom Trees lined up in pink bloom during the spring season. Newtown, PA Featured in the RedBubble Art Pages – September 13, 2009 / Thanks RED
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Featured in Best From Around the Barnyard September 12, 2009. / Featured in Image Writing (2/24) September 12, 2009. / Featured in ! #1 Artists of Redbubble! September 8, 2009. Best on Full Size A summer cornfield along Route 869 between Osterburg and Pavia, Pennsylvania. This image is actually fairly deceptive. I spent a lot of time working on a b&w sky and doing sc on the world below in order to create a somewhat threatening summer thunderstorm image. It fit as the world you see here, all sunny and golden, is actually thanks to the texture I eventually chose. In all reality, just as I took my last shot and headed back to the car big giant ploppy drops of rain began to fall … and those pretty clouds you see there Opened Up!!! LOL Image taken August 8, 2008 with the Nikon D40x and the 18-135mm Nikon lens. I was inspired by a beautiful image from Svetlana Sewel called Road To … to resurrect this one from the pile and play a bit. It was treated with HDR in Photomatix from 5 images, all from a single handheld, at evals of +/-2. The texture added is courtesy of Princess of Shadows at Deviant Art. I also cropped a bit of the sky.
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Best on Full Size As we leave the top of Blue Knob mountain heading toward Claysburg my eye is always taken by this beautiful farm between Pavia and Claysburg on State Forest Highway (3003). On this particular day, May 23, 2009, the clouds were outdoing themselves. Had to pull over and get this snap. I got a kick out of all the poofy dandelions happily propagating away in the foreground and trying to compete with the poofy clouds!! Taken with the Nikon D40x with the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens at 1/320 shutter and f/5.6 aperture. Exposure was set at minus .33 and iso was 200. Post processing included hdr from a single hand-held image duplicated twice to an eval of +/- 2 then run through Photomatix. Gave the old clone tool a workout as this beautiful scene is marred by a giant telephone pole and lots and lots of wires!!!
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Featured in Metallic Junction October 20, 2009. / Winner of the “Metal Antiques” challenge in Metallic Junktion group October 11, 2009. / Featured in Metallic Junktion October 3, 2009. / Third Place in the “Metal In The Kitchen” challenge in Metallic Junktion group October 2, 2009. / Featured in Cottage Style September 30, 2009. / Featured in Nostalgic Art and Photography September 28, 2009. / Featured in Image Writing September 26, 2009. / Featured in Still Life Photography September 26, 2009. / Featured in Passionate About Vintage September 26, 2009. Best on Full Size This little copper kettle was on an ancient wood stove, located in one of the log cabins at Old Bedford Village in Bedford, PA. One of the interesting things about this wonderful village is the buildings and accessories are authentic to their time periods. It is my understanding that the homes and barns and churches are not reproductions, but are actual, once-working structures that have been moved to Old Bedford Village . Image taken wih the Nikon D300 and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens. Shutter speed 1/10, aperture f/13.0, exp. -.33, iso 1000. No flash, natural light. Post processing included the addition of three textures in Photoshop, a light Orton technique and dodging and burning. Textures courtesy of Princess of Shadows at Deviant Art and Ghostbones on Flickr.
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Featured in Unwanted, Abandoned & Saved Through Preservation October 28, 2009. / Featured in Live and Let Live October 18, 2009. / Featured in Historic Places – 2 Per Day October 17, 2009. Best Viewed Larger This lovely old cabin is one of the first structures visitors see when they arrive at Old Bedford Village, a Living History Museum, in Bedford, PA. Many of the structures here are original to the general area. When their useful lives were over they were torn down and reconstructed on the site. Others are reproductions, meticulously crafted to represent their original counterparts. Image taken on October 17, 2009 with the Nikon D300 and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens, uv and cp filters attached. Shutter 1/320, aperture f/9.0, exp -.33, iso 250. Post processing included some work in levels and a hint of warm filter in Photoshop.
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Featured in Human. Animal. Nature./Człowiek. Zwierzę. Natura. November 11, 2009. / Featured in HDR Photography October 24, 2009. / Featured in Dimensions October 20, 2009. / Featured in Summer & Fall in the North-East USA October 19, 2009. / Featured in Image Writing (2/24) October 19, 2009. / Featured in Falling Leaves October 19, 2009. Best Viewed Larger This beautiful road is one of my favorite parts of the drive to our cabin in Pennsylvania. To the right is Chappell Field, a part of Blue Knob State Park on the extension of Pavia Road (4035), and is frequently the site of fairs and concerts and happy picnickers. Over my shoulder and between the trees is a magnificent view of the valley which I’ve tried to capture over and over again … one of these days I’ll get it right. Image taken on October 11, 2009 with the Nikon D300 and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens. UV and CP filters attached. Shutter 1/320, f/9.0, exp. 0.00, iso 1600. Post processing work included hdr in Photomatix from a single hand-held image at +/- 2 created in Photoshop. Other tweakings included deletion of a hideous flat white cloud, area filled with blue and addition of fluffy clouds (thank you Obsidian Dawn for the cloud brushes) in Photoshop, plus the addition of two textures … thank you to Princess of Shadows at Deviant Art. Also available Texture Free /
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Featured in Cottage Style November 4, 2009. / Featured in Nikon DSLR Users November 1, 2009. / Featured in Windows and Doors November 1, 2009. / Featured in The World As We See It , or as we missed it November 1, 2009. Best on Full Size Image taken at Old Bedford Village, Bedford, Pennsylvania on October 10, 2009. There’s a wonderful sense of having stepped back in time here. Camera used Nikon D300, 18-200mm vr Nikon lens, shutter 1/250, ap f/10.0, exp 0.00, iso 640. Post processing included a light hdr from a single hand held image duped to evals of -2 and -4; a faint Orton; dodging, burning and a texture. My thanks to Ghostbones at Flickr for the texture.
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Best on Full Size Featured in Seasonal Scapes November 27, 2009. / Featured in Nirvana November 16, 2009. / Featured in Human. Animal. Nature./Człowiek. Zwierzę. Natura. November 11, 2009. / Featured in Your Magic PLACE November 8, 2009. / Featured on RedBubble “Art – Featured Art & Photography” Page November 4, 2009. WHEEEEEEE!!!! / 705 views on 11/7/09 This image was taken at the same time on October 10, 2009, and in relatively the same spot as Almost Home , but I was turned in the other direction, looking back the way I’d come. This area is within the Blue Knob State Park in Pavia, Pennsylvania on the extension of Pavia Road (4035). Image taken with the Nikon D300 and the 18-200m vr Nikon lens, hand held. Shutter 1/400, aperture f/10.0, exp. 0.00, iso 1,000. Duplicates created in Photoshop to an eval of +3, +1 and -3 and processed in Photomatix Pro for hdr, then returned to Photoshop for the addition of two textures and some tweaking. Well, actually, considerable tweaking. How do the road workers know to put their obnoxious signs RIGHT where I want to snap a shot??? And as for the RVers off to the left … well .. thank heavens for the clone tool, LOL!!! My thanks to Princess of Shadows at Deviant Art for the textures.
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Featured in The Scavenger Hunt November 29, 2009. / Winner of the “Cottage Lighting” challenge in Cottage Style November 29, 2009. / Featured in Live and Let Live November 24, 2009. / Third Place in the “Just One Light” challenge in Mood & Ambience November 25, 2009. / Third Place in the “Light from a candle, lamp or lantern” challenge in 2 – a – week group November 25, 2009. / Featured in Domestic Art November 18, 2009. / Featured in Cottage Style November 18, 2009. Best on Full Size Although the day started out pretty dismally, the sun eventually came out at The Keystone State – Pennsylvania shoot at Old Bedford Village, Bedford, Pennsylvania, October 24, 2009. I took this image inside one of the many reconstructed buildings on site as the skies were going from rainy to sunny. Camera used was the tripod-mounted Nikon D300 and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens, uv filter attached. Shutter was 1/2, aperture f/32, iso 640. Post processing included HDR from a single image, duplicated twice to evals of +/-2 in Photoshop. Light Orton and textures applied as well.
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Going Down
by BigDBest View Larger! Featured in First Things group. / Featured in ImageWriting group. / Featured in 300+ Go Long! group. Taken in my backyard at the feeder. There was at least 20 bluejays feeding at the feeder and there was at least 30 mourning doves on the ground feeding as well. Even a gray squirrel was feeding there too. Canon 50D / Canon 400mm lens / Shutter Speed 1/750sec / Aperture-f-5.6 / ISO 400 Cool Facts / Thousands of Blue Jays migrate in flocks along the Great Lakes and Atlantic coasts, but much about their migration remains a mystery. Some are present throughout winter in all parts of their range. Young jays may be more likely to migrate than adults, but many adults also migrate. Some individual jays migrate south one year, stay north the next winter, and then migrate south again the next year. No one has worked out why they migrate when they do. / Blue Jays are known to take and eat eggs and nestlings of other birds, but we don’t know how common this is. In an extensive study of Blue Jay feeding habits, only 1% of jays had evidence of eggs or birds in their stomachs. Most of their diet was composed of insects and nuts. / The Blue Jay frequently mimics the calls of hawks, especially the Red-shouldered Hawk. These calls may provide information to other jays that a hawk is around, or may be used to deceive other species into believing a hawk is present. / Tool use has never been reported for wild Blue Jays, but captive Blue Jays used strips of newspaper to rake in food pellets from outside their cages. / Blue Jays lower their crests when they are feeding peacefully with family and flock members or tending to nestlings. / At feeders in Florida, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Florida Scrub-Jays, Common Grackles, and gray squirrels strongly dominate Blue Jays, often preventing them from obtaining food. / The pigment in Blue Jay feathers is melanin, which is brown. The blue color is caused by scattering light through modified cells on the surface of the feather barbs. / The black bridle across the face, nape, and throat varies extensively and may help Blue Jays recognize one another. / The oldest known wild, banded Blue Jay lived to be at least 17 years 6 months old. / Habitat ForestBlue Jays are found in all kinds of forests but especially near oak trees; they’re more abundant near forest edges than in deep forest. They’re common in urban and suburban areas, especially where oaks or bird feeders are found. Back to TopFood OmnivoreBlue Jays glean insects and take nuts and seeds in trees, shrubs, and on the ground; they also eat grains. They also take dead and injured small vertebrates. Blue Jays sometimes raid nests for eggs and nestlings, and sometimes pick up dead or dying adult birds. Stomach contents over the year are about 22 percent insect. Acorns, nuts, fruits, and grains made up almost the entire remainder. Of 530 stomachs examined, traces of bird eggs and nestlings were found in only 6 stomachs, although a search was specially made for every possible trace of bird remains. Blue Jays hold food items in feet while pecking them open. They store food in caches to eat later. Back to TopNesting / Nesting Facts / Clutch Size / 2–7 eggs / Egg Length / 1–1.3 in / 2.5–3.3 cm / Egg Width / 0.7–0.9 in / 1.8–2.2 cm / Incubation Period / 17–18 days / Nestling Period / 17–21 days / Egg Description / Bluish or light brown with brownish spots. / Condition at Hatching / Naked and helpless, eyes closed, mouth lining red.Nest Description / Open cup of twigs, grass, and sometimes mud, lined with rootlets. Nest Placement TreeBlue Jays build their nests in the crotch or thick outer branches of a deciduous or coniferous tree, usually 10-25 feet above the ground. Male and female both gather materials and build the nest, but on average male does more gathering and female more building. Twigs used in outer part of nest are usually taken from live trees, and birds often struggle to break them off. Birds may fly great distances to obtain rootlets from recently dug ditches, fresh graves in cemeteries, and newly fallen trees. Jays may abandon their nest after detecting a nearby predator. © Isidor Jeklin / CLO / Back to TopBehavior Ground ForagerThis common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, gray, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems, and have tight family bonds. They often mate for life, remaining with their social mate throughout the year. Only the female incubates; her mate provides all her food during incubation. For the first 8–12 days after the nestlings hatch, the female broods them and the male provides food for his mate and the nestlings. Female shares food gathering after this time, but male continues to provide more food than female. Some individual nestlings begin to wander as far as 15 feet from the nest 1-3 days before the brood fledges. Even when these birds beg loudly, parents may not feed them until they return to the nest; this is the stage at which many people find an “abandoned baby jay.” If it can be restored to or near the nest, the parents will resume feeding it. The brood usually leaves the nest together usually when they are 17-21 days old. When young jays leave the nest before then, it may be because of disturbance. The jays are usually farther than 75 feet from the nest by the end of the second day out of the nest. Young remain with and are fed by their parents for at least a month, and sometimes two months. There is apparently a lot of individual variation in how quickly young become independent. Blue Jays communicate with one another both vocally and with “body language,” using their crest. When incubating, feeding nestlings, or associating with mate, family, or flock mates, the crest is held down; the lower the crest, the lower the bird’s aggression level. The higher the crest, the higher the bird’s aggression level; when a Blue Jay squawks, the crest is virtually always held up. Blue Jays have a wide variety of vocalizations, with an immense “vocabulary.” Blue Jays are also excellent mimics. Captive Blue Jays sometimes learn to imitate human speech and meowing cats. In the wild, they often mimic Red-shouldered and Red-tailed hawks, and sometimes other species. Blue Jays are disliked by many people for their aggressive ways, but they are far less aggressive than many other species. In one Florida study, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Florida Scrub-Jays, Common Grackles, and gray squirrels strongly dominates Blue Jays at feeders, often preventing them from obtaining food, and Northern Bobwhites, Mourning Doves, White-winged Doves, Northern Mockingbirds, and Northern Cardinals occasionally dominated them as well. Sometimes Blue Jays mimic hawks when approaching feeders. This may deceive other birds into scattering, allowing the Blue Jay to take over the feeder, but most birds quickly return after the jay starts feeding. Blue Jays carry food in their throat and upper esophagus—an area often called a “gular pouch.” They may store 2-3 acorns in the pouch, another one in their mouth, and one more in the tip of the bill. In this way they can carry off 5 acorns at a time to store for later feeding. Six birds with radio transmitters each cached 3,000-5,000 acorns one autumn. Their fondness for acorns and their accuracy in selecting and burying acorns that have not been infested with weevils are credited with spreading oak trees after the last glacial period. Despite being common, conspicuous birds that have been studied by many researchers, much about Blue Jays remains a mystery. This is the only New World jay that migrates north and south, and large flocks are observed flying over many hawkwatch spots, along shorelines, and at other migration overlooks, but their migration is very poorly understood. Some individuals remain year-round throughout their entire range, and at least some individuals depart during spring throughout their entire range except peninsular Florida. Migrating flocks can include adults and young birds, and recent analyses of movements of banded jays indicate that there is no age difference between jays that migrate and jays that remain resident. The proportion of jays that migrate is probably less than 20 percent. Back to TopConservation / status via IUCN / Least ConcernBlue Jays do well around humans, and their populations are secure. The most frequent cause of death associated with humans comes from attacks by cats and dogs. Credit given to, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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