So after all the fun with the baby bird in our backyard yesterday, I figured the Bluejays must have hatched by now. Good thing I went, they have!

I was a little shocked to see what they looked like. I expected some feathers or something. They look so much like baby dragons or dinosaurs that I've used the "300" preset on a bunch of the other shots to give them that look. I've posted them in my 'other' gallery.

I decided to lead with the 17-55 f/2.8 IS today, I wanted to get in close and get a better DoF than I could with my 100mm. I'm glad I did, I got some great shots with the IS, and got in closer than I'd expected.

My daughter and I were trying to count the babies in the photo, It really looks like 5, but there were only 4 eggs in the nest (or so I thought). We both said "Twins" at the same time, but the eggs were just too small for that to be possible. Either I am mixing up a head for a body, or there was an extra egg stuffed beneath the others.

I can see myself spending a lot more time out near the nest this week as these little guys actually start looking like birds.

Here are a few of the shots from the "other" gallery (You'll have to browse around to see the rest)