The elusive blue jay by Helen Betts

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12-Sep-2021

The elusive blue jay

I kept hearing blue jays squawking while I was waiting for Tim to retrieve his phone at work but could never see them through all the leaves. Finally, as we were leaving, this one made a noisy appearance at the top of a tree.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.

New America, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/1250s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	12-Sep-2021 14:26:51
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON Z 7
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	300 mm
Exposure Time	1/1250 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias	0.67
White Balance	0
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(7)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Dan Greenberg		08-Oct-2021 13:57
Great shot of him. It drives me crazy when I can hear birds and know they are close by yet cannot see them. ~BV~

Jeff Real		14-Sep-2021 16:20
Helen! This one is so amazing! Very beautiful work! V

Carl Carbone		14-Sep-2021 13:18
Ours are very vociferous this time of year. Nice catch.

Julie Oldfield		14-Sep-2021 12:13
They are definitely noisy. A fine capture of this handsome bird. They are lovely, but their call is awful. V

Nirvan Hope		14-Sep-2021 04:23
Glad you got to catch a photo of one. Love how the feathers look windblown.

Hank Vander Velde		14-Sep-2021 02:39
A nice sharp shot of it Helen.

Dennis Hoyne		14-Sep-2021 00:03
A fine shot of him, with the green leaves on the edge.

janescottcumming		13-Sep-2021 22:34
We see Blue Jays around here all the time. This guy looks a little different than ours though. V

Bill Miller		13-Sep-2021 22:33
They are noisy birds but interesting too

Pierre Martin		13-Sep-2021 22:04
beautiful sharp picture, they are king of the squawking!

William Barletta		13-Sep-2021 21:31
we see these jays all to often V

larose forest photos		13-Sep-2021 20:29
They are squawking around here too, all sorts of intriguing sounds they make. Love this shot of the jay. V

hayl		13-Sep-2021 19:28
Nicely photographed against the blue sky - they are noisy, though.

Apostolos Tikopoulos		13-Sep-2021 18:50
Nice close up and beautiful details/colors. V

globalgadabout		13-Sep-2021 18:05
the Stellars Jays on the west coast are the same, so raucous in announcing their presence, and so easy to spot..

Industrial Heritage		13-Sep-2021 17:26
We don't have them. It looks a bit skinny

joseantonio		13-Sep-2021 16:56
nice framing with the branch.V