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2016-02-02-Gray Jays of the day-days
Lens: DA*60-250 Camera: K-3 - K-01 Photo Location: Costello Creek picnic area 
Posted By: normhead, 02-02-2016, 06:00 PM

I usually drive 6 km down to Cameraon road but i saw a Pine marten here yesterday and decided to stop at the picnic area.

Yesterday, scurrying across the picnic area lawn.


Tess looked up and up there were Mr and Mrs Gray Jay on a wire watching us. I decided to just set up here and save myself 12 km of driving.


All set up and shooting.


Here are the happy couple, picking and choosing. It is very serious business, and requires immense concentration.


One Jay


The other Jay.


I decided to check the leg bands, and discovered these are not the same couple as further down the road. Complain as you might abut the bling, it does let me know that I didn't get to my the other Jays I visit. I wouldn't know them apart without the bling. ( I have to get a new different looking branch. How am I supposed to realize they are different birds if they are photographed on the same branch.?) Birds that have become used to handouts, need those handouts in cold weather, whether other people think it's a nice day to go to the park or not. It's a collective effort undertaken by people who don't even know each other. I can tell if the birds have been fed that day by how quickly they turn up when I get to the park. If I put down some seed and 15 blue jays descend in group and make a little seething herd on top of the feed, they haven't been fed for a while.



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All are good, sharp images. Well taken.
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Thanks for the nice words.
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Very nice.

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Gray Jays sure are cute, but that marten is an especially nice capture. Thanks for sharing!!
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Gray Jays sure are cute, but that marten is an especially nice capture. Thanks for sharing!!
I've been driving by that area for years, and I've never seen any wildlife there, then yesterday the Marten and today the Jays, you just never know.
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International Jay Day? I missed it. Great shots as always Norm. Love that marten

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International Jay Day? I missed it. Great shots as always Norm. Love that marten
There should be one of those, but, sadly, there isn't, as far as I know.
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Great shots Norm, love your setup, you make it look so easy.
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Great shots Norm, love your setup, you make it look so easy.
Sitting in your chair watching a couple birds pig out on a nice sunny day in the park. I'm not sure how it get any better than that.
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Fantastic shots!
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Thanks for commenting.
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Love the shots. Love the technique!
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Love the tripod / branch set up.
Great shots Norm.

I have seen Pine Martins before but never was able to get a clear shot of one. Great capture.
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Love the tripod / branch set up.
Great shots Norm.

I have seen Pine Martins before but never was able to get a clear shot of one. Great capture.
I'm glad everyone likes him, but the picture doesn't make it into the Pine marten slideshow.
Pine Marten Slideshow

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