Steller's Jay

Posted by mikullashbee on Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:38 pm

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This is our provincial bird back home in B.C. They are very common at backyard feeders. I didn't have a backyard so to speak at my last place in Victoria. My friend Stuart Clarke was nice enough to invite me over on several occasions to shoot in his yard. We shot from a blind using the grass as the BG in this shot. A couple perches set up above the feeding table, and some peanuts tossed out brought his local mob in.
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by Cindy Marple on Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:40 pm

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by Yves Guillot on Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:45 pm

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Very nice shot! well done!

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by John Meade on Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:15 pm

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The berries on the perch add a lot to the image, and detail on the bird is amazing.

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by David Salem on Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:57 pm

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Great looking set up shot with beautifuly framed berries and a killer green BG. Nice exposure control and details in the blacks. Well done

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by Mike Wooding on Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:34 pm

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Hey Mike...don't tell me you've run out of NZ birds already! Nice job of showing the colours on this species, and great perch setup. This has been a dry year for Steller's Jays in my back yard, unlike last year when we had lots.

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by john on Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:51 pm

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That's beautiful. Great detail and contrasting colors and the two top corners filled in with berries really helps frame this shot.

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by Gary Gulash on Tue Feb 28, 2017 1:06 am

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Awesome image Michael, you have done this beautiful bird species justice. I have seen them in Jasper National Park on occasion, usually in the townsite actually. I just haven't had any luck getting a decent shot, they seem pretty skittish from my experience; a blind and setup would help.

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by david fletcher on Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:55 am

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drop dead gorgeous.. Nice one Michael

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by Jan Wegener on Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:42 am

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awesome Michael!

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by Gene Gwin on Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:11 am

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Mike, The details and perch are extraordinary! Well Done.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:34 am

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Gorgeous shot of this Pacific coast version of the Steller's Jay (which is very different in appearance from the ones we have here in the intermountain region)

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by Denis55 on Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:04 am

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Beautiful rendition Michael!
Everything comes together perfectly!

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by RLK on Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:40 am

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Really nice composition here and great detail. Congrats.

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by WOlf38 on Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:47 am

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Beautiful bird and shot!

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by Matt Filosa on Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:49 am

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Brilliant work, Michael.

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by Arabinda Debnath on Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:54 am

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Just awesome!! Superb composition.

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This couldn't be sweeter! What a gorgeous image.

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by Ron Day on Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:12 pm