And then she was all like "blah blah blah"....

Oooh, there she is:

comments (10)

garrylomasphotography

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Awesome capture Ferdy...i love the sharpness and detail on the heads and the nice blur on the wings. I have found the Jays very difficult to photograph as they are quite rare round here and very very timid...whenever i lay eyes on one it's already flown off...let alone getting anywhere near it to take a good shot. Such beautiful birds as well. Posted 10 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Thank you, Garry. I have the same experience. Before, I've only seen them once in my garden and even the slightest movement inside the house scared it away. In this case they were lured, we were in a bird watching cabin with full camouflage, it's the only reason we could get this close. Posted 10 years ago
2. morpheme
  
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  Interesting - in the US birds in the jay family (we have a few) tend to be the boldest and most social of all of the birds. I had a scrub jay hanging around that would come to my hand to be fed for a while even. Right now we mostly have stellar jays in the neighborhood, who while a tiny bit more shy will still come to the window and cry for peanuts :p. Gray jays (like my avatar) haven't shown up in the city yet, but in the woods they have earned the nickname camp robber, because as soon as you turn your back they come around to steal - sometimes right out of your hand. They've no problems landing on your head or toes while you are having lunch. Posted 10 years ago
3. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    I'd love them to be a bit less shy. I also think that each one has a personality of their own and can indeed be "trained" or get used to people. For example, the magpies in my garden are extremely shy, whilst the one I see at work I can touch without them fleeing. Posted 10 years ago

JohnR

Lion

Fantastic shot Ferdy.... love the caption too! :) Posted 10 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, John :) Posted 10 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Really fantastic Ferdy, what a great capture! Posted 10 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Thank you :) Posted 10 years ago

Stuart

Lion

ha, lovely. I too love the caption... Posted 10 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you :) Posted 10 years ago

The Eurasian Jay

The Eurasian Jay is a species of bird occurring over a vast region from Western Europe and north-west Africa to the Indian Subcontinent and further to the eastern seaboard of Asia and down into south-east Asia. Across its vast range, several very distinct racial forms have evolved to look very different from each other, especially when forms at the extremes of its range are compared.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ferdy Christant