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My Black And Blue Buddy

Steller Jay

23 total reviews 
Comment from Envision


These birds are gorgeous, and you captured a great pose with the mouth open and the nice light in the eye. The colors and markings stand out nicely. It's pretty amazing that they can swallow such large bits of food!

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 19-Oct-2018
    Thank you so very much for your thoughtful review!
Comment from iPhone7


What a beauty. This seemsto bethetypical situation of a Jay: Always talking and giving that familiar call. Great colors and nice sharp focus. The ambient light works very well here. Nice one Pat ~ Steve

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 13-Oct-2018
    Thank you so very much Steve! I really appreciate your support!
Comment from Stringbean


What a gorgeous shot of this beautiful Steller Jay Bird. Good in-camera techniques with good light handling and your sharp focus reveals excellent details and clarity on the feathers and markings of this exquisite bird. I like how his beak is open as if he's singing. Superb eye clarity. Indeed a well taken shot with good depth of field. Outstanding work and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 12-Oct-2018
    Thank you so very much for your thoughtful, detailed review!
reply by Stringbean on 24-Oct-2018
    You are so very welcome Pat!
    Mary Lynn
Comment from shoregrass


Great notes, Pat. That always adds so much to a shot. Beautifully done capturing every minute detail of this good looking jay from color to feather detail. Plus that peanut in a holding pattern! Very well done.

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 12-Oct-2018
    Thank you so much Ed! These jays are so much fun! I always have a large bag of peanuts from Costco for them!
reply by shoregrass on 12-Oct-2018
    So very welcome, Pat.
Comment from supergold


a great stop action pat: it looks as if he is trying to talk to you; as inferred from his look, he seems very angry that you did't give him more than two peanuts
excellent sharp details;

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 12-Oct-2018
    Thank you so much Fred!
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan


He seems to be talking to you!:) This is a lovely shot of the bird! You have timed it well. The light and shadows, colours and the composition have worked out well. Good effort!

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 11-Oct-2018
    Thank you so very much my friend! I appreciate your support!
Comment from MKFlood


And he is singing you a song too..so when does his backup chime in..lol. the clarity is great. The angle of the shot of this singing bird is great. The image is balanced and eye appealing to the viewer. Good eye and great job overall

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 11-Oct-2018
    Thank you so very much for your supportive review!
Comment from nikman


Sorry, cannot help you on the workings of a bird's throat! I can say though that this is a lovely photo! Your image benefits from being well composed with fine exposure and good sharpness. Nicely done!

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 11-Oct-2018
    Thank you so very much for your kind and supportive review!
Comment from GaliaG


Lovely bird and an excellent capture of him

good focus, details, colors and tones

good light handling and presentation

a pleasure to view, thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 11-Oct-2018
    Thank you very much Galia!
Comment from suzannethompson2


Excellent capture of this beautiful Steller Jay, Pat, with the peanut in his mouth. Yes, it does make you wonder how they don't choke. I like the pose you caught. Very good lighting and focus showing excellent clarity. Lovely composition. Suzanne

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 11-Oct-2018
    Thank you so much Suzanne! I appreciate your thoughtful review!
reply by suzannethompson2 on 12-Oct-2018
    You're welcome!