Jay

Gallery: AvianPosted September 6, 2017950 views9 comments

Jay
Of all the birds I,ve had coming to my pools I reckon Jays are my favourite. They always appear to really enjoy the water and always stick the crest up .( Wish I knew why !!) They seem to have a fairly regular visiting time too- almost set your watch by them.
D7100
Nikor 70-300mm
1000 ISO 250^th @ F 9
Slight crop
Neat image/Curves Paint Shop Pro.
Thanks for looking.
JohnR

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on September 6, 2017 at 10:24 AM

Really nice John. Love the frozen water droplets.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 6, 2017 at 7:18 PM

Something about the eye in this one really appeals to me, John. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on September 7, 2017 at 7:06 AM

Thanks both.
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 9, 2017 at 1:42 PM

Love the crest, very attractive birds in my opinion, often overlooked over here. Nice action with all the water droplets ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 9, 2017 at 5:03 PM

Hi John
You keep getting great photographs out of your pool, nice work.
Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on September 9, 2017 at 6:22 PM

Excellent capture, John! Wonderful details in the feathers, and that eye is an eye catcher! Sorry I am late commenting (I haven't been on here lately, been preparing in case of Irma, and now that it appears to be missing us, I am preparing to take a trip, and so will still be off the grid for awhile, I am sure). He is a beautiful bird and you did an outstanding job capturing this.

Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 9, 2017 at 11:24 PM

Nice bathing capture, John! That eye really gets your attention and the flying water drops always adds some excitement. Great detail in the large version also.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on September 10, 2017 at 4:18 AM

Thanks all for your comments. Hope you are alll staying safe.
JohnR

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Comment posted by David Schoen on September 10, 2017 at 1:52 PM

This is a really good pose to show off the plumage. Perhaps the raised crest is for ventilation? It may allow cooling in the water. Just a thought. Good job on the color and the flying frozen water droplets.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments