by Ray Whitt
Taken at the Palisades in New Jersey. I don't know how this Bluejay ended up in the mouth of a Turkey Vulture. This picture is 500 feet above the Hudson River. The background are trees at cliffside and the patch of blue is the river. There are a pair of Peregine falcons nesting on the cliff. They have been active feeding on the large population of Bluejays. Nikon D800 with 500mm lens, ISO 400, f6.3, Shutter 1/1250. Thanks, Ray
Comments
12 commentswow--that is crazy! what a great, unique capture! personally I'd take a little off the right both for the comp and to remove some of the blue, but other than that, it looks great.
Ray don't think you will ever get a chance like this again,very well done catching this unique moment.
Keith.
Indeed a unique capture by both of you Ray, excellent exposure work here. The large version os a must see.
Sweet One
Lovely one
Amazing action shot here, Jay. Image clarity is very good on the larger version.
Very unique capture Ray. I like this as posted-the IQ in the larger image is excellent. Very cool post.
This is really unusual in my experience. I have never seen a fulture fly away with prey, least of all a blue jay! I agree with Brian's suggestion to see how it looks with some cropping from the right. Very nice.
Very rare sight indeed, does leave it wide open as to how the BJ ended up in its grasp..
I'll bet there's only handful of similar images out there..
Great job on this Ray
That's neat.
Amazing capture, Ray, and very well done. Detail is very good and the natural history interest really adds to this one.
This has got to be a unique shot Ray, very cool. I had to read your description to understand what was going on here, at first I thought the jay had done a maneuver in flight and was upside down. It just didn't compute to me that it could be in the vulture's beak. Great capture, nice bg too.
Great timing Ray,
Man !