The other day, I needed some fresh air after work. I went outside and filled up the bird feeders and sat down with my camera. I was hoping to get some pictures of the squirrels – I feel like I haven’t spent much time with them this year, and I just love their silly antics.
Well, the squirrels didn’t want to come out and play, but the Blue Jays did.
I have eleventy billion pictures of the Blue Jays looking pretty and regal, so I decided to play around with my camera settings and see if I could get some pictures of them in flight.
It turns out, those jays can really fly!
I got several blocked by the peanut ring.
And a few “levitating” pics.
They were definitely mostly “outakes”
This one is not too bad, but I know I can get better.
I think my best shot is actually this accidental one
Though this one is pretty cool too..
Lift off!!!
Maybe I’ll get a little time this week to get out there and try again!
Wandering Cat Studio 
Outtakes or not, the flight shots are awesome! Very cool.
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Gorgeous photo time with the birds–beautiful!
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What fun!
You’ll get your shot, and these are enjoyable too.
The best way to decompress from work is often Mother Nature.
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They are such active birds I can only imagine how hard it would be to get a photo of one being still. We had one that used to peck at our outside kitty. I’m sure the kitty started it.
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What wonderful photos!!! Maybe the squirrels will cooperate this week.
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Those are great photos. I’ve tried to capture jays too and it was impossible for me. We’ve been watching a couple of squirrels on the bird feeder at Mom’s assisted living. They sure do the acrobatics to try to get the seeds out. And they usually figure out a way too. I don’t know how they do it.
Blessings and hugs,
Betsy
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Great photos! We have Stellar Jays here, and they swallow peanuts whole in the shell!
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We had 1 that would dive bomb our young pup. He was a nasty bird. But they are so striking.
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