LittleRed

Day # 11 - Date : Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Due to a visit to the local hospital to have my bum leg looked at (again), missed a bird day. So, this should have been posted yesterday. Oh well, that's just the problem of getting old and a bit decrepit.
Ah, the glorious Blue Jay, what I call the "pig" of the bird world. I have a small of flock of about 6 birds that are unmercifully attacking my feeding stations. They don't eat hardly any of the sunflower seeds/peanuts on the feeders, rather they are collecting them for the upcoming winter. I can put a half a kilo of whole peanuts out and within about 10 minutes they are all gone. As for the sunflower seeds, it is quite surprising just how many of these seeds they can put in their mouth. Once counted one put over 60 seeds in its crop. Head looked like a blue tennis ball. It appears that they take a great pleasure to scatter all the smaller birds that appear to be in their way. It's comical to sit on the deck and watch these characters hiding the peanuts all over the yard, in the crooks of trees, my wife's flowers, the lawn, etc. But it's twice as comical to watch the squirrel's following them around and digging up their treasure troves. Beautiful, colourful birds, but still can be quite bothersome. But one has to take a bit of the bad with all the good, right????
Hope you enjoy my pics of these blue wonders.

Ron

Canon T6i, Canon 300mm prime, 1/1000, f4, auto ISO @ 640, dist 12M


Canon T6i, Canon 300mm prime, 1/2000, f4.5, auto ISO @ 640, dist 12M


Canon T6i, Canon 300mm prime, 1/1000, f4, auto ISO @ 100, dist 8M


Canon T6i, Canon 300mm, 1/1000, f4.5, auto ISO @ 500, dist 17M


Canon T6i, Canon 300mm prime, 1/2000, f4, auto ISO @ 500, dist 12M

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Beautiful sharp images.

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

Excellent series of photographs.
Well taken.

Katydid Loc: Davis, CA

Simply wonderful photos!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Great shots

ps5039 Loc: Avondale AZ/Raised in Iowa

Very beautiful photo's. Great job.

Quincykitty

I used to care for one of those injured "blue wonders". I was surprised how hefty and muscular they are!

Beautiful pictures!

LittleRed

Thanks kpmac for the kind comment.

Ron

LittleRed

Thanks Leicaflex for the thumbs up and the kind comments.

Ron

LittleRed

Thanks Katydid for looking in and the kind comment.

Ron

LittleRed

As always, thanks Jerry for giving my pics a look see and commenting, tis appreciated.

Ron

LittleRed

Thanks ps5039 for the kind comments, they are appreciated.

Ron

LittleRed

I appreciate your comment and taking the time to take a look at my pics. They are truly wonderful creatures, even though they can be a pest at the best of times.

Ron

EkingbirdRI Loc: Warren, RI

Great shots!! Whenever I hear the Blue Jays making a ruckus I have to go see why. Usually it means the presence of a hawk or cat.

LittleRed

Same up here EkingbirdRI. Add to that a copla crows which the Jays seem to hate even though they are from the same family. Thanks for your kind comment.

Ron