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Big Blue
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Copyright: Helene Provencher (chouette) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 0 N: 843] (3000)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-04
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Canon EF300mm 4/L IS
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/160 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): ! Jays, Blue Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-01-27 23:22
Viewed: 1446
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hope you'll like this Big Blue eating all the peanuts!
Thanks for viewing and comments.

Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata
The blue jay is between 9 and 12 inches long. It is bright blue on top and white to gray on its throat, chest and belly. It has a gray-blue crest on its head and black and white bars on its wings and tail. Its bill, legs and feet are black. It also has a black "necklace" on its lower throat.

The blue jay can be found in southern Canada and in the United States, east of the Rock Mountains. The blue jay is migratory and northern populations will move south in the winter.

The blue jay is common in deciduous forests. It is also found in residential areas.

The blue jay is omnivorous. It eats fruits, acorns, seeds, nuts, insects, mice and frogs. Sometimes a blue jay will raid a nest for eggs and young birds. When a blue jay eats nuts, it holds the nut with its feet and cracks it open with its bill. The blue jays is a seed spreader. It often buries food to eat later. Some seeds and nuts are never recovered and grow into trees and other plants! 

The female blue jay lays four to six eggs in a nest made of sticks and twigs and lined with grass. Nests are made in trees and shrubs. The female incubates the eggs, although sometimes the male will help. The eggs incubate for about 17 days. Both parents bring the chicks food.

The blue jay is very aggressive and territorial. Groups of blue jays often attack intruders and predators. They often drive other birds away from bird feeders. The blue jay is also very vocal. It makes a number of different calls including its distinctive "jay- jay."  It also growls, whistles and chatters.


Speed: 1/160
F-stop: f/13
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure compensation: -1/3
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  • gazo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 74 W: 0 N: 13] (88)
  • [2007-01-28 0:38]

Formidable! *** Une netteté parfaite, irréprochable.
Photo magnifique avec des détails qui m'éblouissent.

Bravo! ***

great pose good focus in this sloseup. nice colors too.

Hello Helene,
I wonder what this Blue Jay is holding in its beak; could it be a potato chip? :-)
A delightful close-up image with phenomenal clarity, natural colors and fine details.
Thanks for sharing this lovely image.
Ram

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3584 W: 143 N: 5669] (18531)
  • [2007-01-28 5:34]

Hi Helene.
What a perfect close-up shot you have created and shared. It is composed outstandingly. Delicate lighting, natural colour palette, excellent sharpness and details of the bird image create a great esthetic effect. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

hello HELENE
parfaite image de ce bel oiseau, les couleurs sont super et les détails parfaits
bonne reussite
bravo et merci du partage
edith

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2007-01-28 7:08]

Superbe gros plan,les détails du plumage sont extras et les couleurs de l'oiseau sont justes.J'aime bien l'arrière plan et le cadrage.
Merci Helene!
Joseph

Great detail, lovely color and an excellent POV. Captures all the "bolshie" attitude of this feathered warrior. He's got the peanut and that is surely a defiant, "wanna make something of it" look it's giving you.

Brash, bold and beautiful, that's the American Blue Jay and you've captured it perfectly !

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-01-28 7:17]

Hello Helene,
As i know she is very shy bird and you caught it so close,clear and sharp.POV,BG,colors,eye contact and composition are excellent.Have a great sunday!
TFS..:-)

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2007-01-28 8:24]

Hi Helene,
Superb color, details and composition in this beautiful close up of this blue jay.
Rick

hi helene,
what a lovely shot,
well composed,
nice pov, good dof,
lovely colours,
the details have been captured well,
very good focus & sharpness,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hello Helen,

Well done on this Wonderful blue jay,

Excllent colors Bg POv DOF perfect details very crisp Nicly composed and capture photo excllent work

TFS Kyle

Hi Helene,
Very sharp Blue Jay...
A very good compo too. Not obvious with smaller birds...
TFS
Annick

Love the presentation/superb image.
Well done Helene
Cecilia

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2007-01-28 14:13]

Hello Helene , A Fantastic portret shot from the bird , beautiful compositie colours details sharpnes very good ,Greetings Teunie .

Exceptional detail and brilliant exposure! This is some excellent camera work!

Greg

Allo Helène,
Ces oiseaux sont des maniaques d'arachides. Avant d'être membre de TN, je ne savais pas cela et j'ai essayé une fois, tu aurais dû voir le bordel dans ma cours arrière, c'était impressionnant :) C'est une excellent portrait très détaillé de ce bel oiseau. J'aime bien ce contact des yeux, cette prise de vue et cette excellente exposition. Les couleurs sont bien naturelles aussi. Moi, j'ai tendance à les sur-saturer alors, j'aurais cette photo comme prochain repère :) Bravo!
Claudine

Hi Hélène
superbe photo !
Les couleur sont exellentes et naturelles, la composotion est tres reussit avec un superbe de bg et très jolie le portrait de l'oiseau très joli travail avec de magnifiques détails.
Merci et au revoir...jp
Les sourires demain

bonjour helene
comme pour la sitelle ce gros plan de geai bleu est splendide.
les details dans le plumage sont epoustoufflants,je la trouve juste un peu foncé mais c'est peu etre mon ecran.
laurent

Bonjour Helene,

What a catch! And I don't mean the peanut! I have a soft spot for Jays, esp. the ones with an attitude! I love your presentation here! The photo is clear and crisp! Tfs, Jay

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