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Gray Jay

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Posted by Dan Walters on January 24, 2010 at 11:48 PM
Gray Jay
Captured this gray jay while snowshoeing around Mount Evans a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D Mark2
300mm IS
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 25, 2010 at 12:17 AM
I should be ashamed of myself. I saw "Gray Jay" as the title and thought to myself, ho hum. Then I looked at the photo. Wow! Should've known. It is, after all, a Dan Walters critter shot.

Didja see any ptarmigan?
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on January 25, 2010 at 12:37 AM
OOO...fluffy!
Posted by D J Kuklinski on January 25, 2010 at 12:48 AM
Very nice!
Posted by Dan Walters on January 25, 2010 at 6:44 AM
Thanks for the comments. I did see plenty of ptarmigan tracks above treeline. I was actually looking for snowshoe hare tracks. Saw plenty of tracks as well, but still no luck.
Posted by Nick Moore on January 25, 2010 at 8:32 AM
Very nice close up Dan!.
Posted by Jeremy Week on January 25, 2010 at 9:19 AM
Nice job! Great job on the background too.
Posted by bill meikle on January 25, 2010 at 9:21 AM
A nice piece of art Dan.
Posted by Bob Karcz on January 25, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Dan- Detail is amazing! Keep them coming!
Posted by Richard Olsen on January 25, 2010 at 10:58 AM
Wow! amazing feather detail!
A fun photo to look at!
Posted by Brian Jackson on January 25, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Great capture Dan.
Posted by Morris McClung on January 25, 2010 at 11:38 AM
Great texture in the feathers, focus on the eye, and background. Very well done again, Dan.
Posted by Stan Rose on January 25, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Nice detail. Dan!
Posted by Don George on January 25, 2010 at 5:17 PM
Beautiful shot .
Posted by Arthur Lund on January 25, 2010 at 6:54 PM
This photo sure shows how far the digital photo
process has come. Wonderful detail.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on January 25, 2010 at 8:17 PM
The detail in this portrait Dan is amazing!!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on January 25, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Yup, that's some detail. Amazing.
Posted by Les Barstow on January 26, 2010 at 12:00 AM
I think I need some more detail there, Dan. Nice landscape in the Jay's eye (though I was hoping for a self-portrait. :biggrin: )
Posted by Jeff Hackett on January 26, 2010 at 2:21 PM
Wow is that close. The detail in the feathers is stellar.