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Jay
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Copyright: Fatih Sam (fthsm) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 47 N: 435] (2907)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-26
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Sahalin Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-01-08 9:35
Viewed: 1458
Points: 2
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Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius brandtii) tr:Alakarga

I took this photo in a dense forest, so light conditions were really bad and I had to use 800ASA.

Edit:
Historically, there has been attempts to split the eastern ranging races of G. glandarius (including this one) in a separate species based basically on morphological differences. However, most modern phylogeneticists conclude, for the moment at least, and review of the species is probably needed, that there is presently only one species grouping all of these races. So, right now at least, this is Eurasian Jay. The race ranging in the Sakhalin Is. is not japonicus, rather brandtii. Therefore, this is presently Garrulus glandarius brandtii.
Thanks Steve

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To cuckooroller: brandtiifthsm 3 01-08 13:56
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Hi Fatih,
Just a note. Historically, there has been attempts to split the eastern ranging races of G. glandarius (including this one) in a separate species based basically on morphological differences. However, most modern phylogeneticists conclude, for the moment at least, and review of the species is probably needed, that there is presently only one species grouping all of these races. So, right now at least, this is Eurasian Jay. The race ranging in the Sakhalin Is. is not japonicus, rather brandtii. Therefore, this is presently Garrulus glandarius brandtii. In any case, nice photo of a not much photographed race, especially from the Sakhalins.

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