While out on a morning walk we heard this Stellar’s Jay calling from within a dim forest filled with lichen covered trees. We followed the calling and when he briefly moved into a small patch of filtered morning light got a glimpse of a wonderful Jay who seemed right at home in his wonderful forest of lichen and light
nature has no boss 
beautiful creature of nature 🙂
LikeLike
Indeed, wishing you a wonder filled day.
LikeLike
likewise my friend!
LikeLike
🙂
LikeLike
Learned about another new bird. Thank you. 🙂
LikeLike
Alexander, thanks. These guys are definitely interesting to look for and a pleasure to spot. Hope your day is going well.
LikeLike
Fabulous photo.
LikeLike
Thanks, it was fun following this guy through the dark forest waiting for him to land in patch of light so we could get a descent photo. Hope you days is going great. I enjoyed your latest post on the swallows. Birds are a great way to anchors us to the earth as they lives follow the rhythm of the season and they provide us with that reminder. Anyway…have a good one.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks. Must confess the swallow photos are from Google, but I’m hoping to get some my own this year.
LikeLike
Well Hope you do but they are tough little buggers to catch in the air.
LikeLike
I’m hoping to catch them resting on the telephone cable outside. They are so wonderful to watch though aren’t they.
LikeLike
Amazing in the air for sure and the telephone wire strategy is a good one.
LikeLike
This is so perfectly lit and framed, it looks EXACTLY like those one of those head-shots for aspiring actors that I see peering from photography studios in Hollywood.
LikeLike
Thanks, THis guy sure has that stat quality about him and the ability to strike just the right pose…I wonder if he needs an agent? 🙂
Have a great day.
LikeLike
What a fantastic shot! Love it.
LikeLike
Thanks. Hope your day is going great.
LikeLike
Gorgeous!! I love the little tilt of his head too. 🙂
LikeLike
Laura, thanks he did know how to pose just right.
LikeLike
hehe 🙂
LikeLike
🙂
LikeLike
Reblogged this on My Blog Le bonheur de REGARDER!! and commented:
Il est magnifique, superbe photo, merci !
LikeLike
A truly wonderful image! You’ve captured something of the jay’s personality – jaunty, alert and curious!
LikeLike
Thanks Eliza and Jays are full of “personality” so that part was not so hard. Hope your days is going great.
LikeLike
What an amazing colour this bird has! Lovely 🙂
LikeLike
Thanks Wendy, this guy was indeed colorful and slightly different in color than the other Jays hanging around that day. Hope your day is going well.
LikeLike
Beautiful!
LikeLike
Thanks, this guy seemed even more colorful than the typical Stellar’s Jay we usually see with many shades of blue-purple. maybe it was the light that day. Hope your day is going great.
LikeLike
He looks like royalty.
LikeLike
Either a prince or the court jester 🙂
LikeLike
LOL! 😀
LikeLike
Hope your day is going great.
LikeLike
Thanks, Mike! So far, so good! Yay! I trust your day is going great, too! 🙂
LikeLike
So far so good.
LikeLike
Yay! Then we’re both doing great! 😀
LikeLike
When I lived in BC, Stellar’s Jays were visible daily from my windows. To me, they looked like Blue Jays experiencing a bad hair day 😉 A beautiful shot framed with lichens.
LikeLike
Thanks, I also like those lichens in the photo adding a sense of place. We see Stellar’s on a regular basis but where we live in the Denver area there are only Blue Jays but just a few miles away in the foothills Stellar’s are abundant.
LikeLike
That is SO cool that you get to see both in a natural setting. I always thought the Stellar’s Jay and Blue Jay territories were separated by the Rockies.
LikeLike
It is cool to be able to see both. The Stellar’s are in the foothills and Mountains while the Blues Jays seem to be prevalent in the plains and cottonwood forest areas.
LikeLike
It would seem that Kipling’s ‘East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet’ doesn’t quite apply to your neck of the woods.
LikeLike
They should adopt my view that east of Interstate 25 is east and west of interstate 25 is west.
LikeLike
I saw two of these guys this morning, but they were too quick for me. Gorgeous birds.
LikeLike
Hi Tonia, they are cool bird. I will admit we see more than we can photograph as well. Even with the camera at ready. Seeing them is the fun part the photo are just gravy. Have a great evening and we wish you all the best.
LikeLike
Beautiful bird and great capture!
LikeLike
Thanks. He was a good looking Stellar’s Jay for sure. Wishing you a great weekend.
LikeLike
One of my favs!
LikeLike
Hi SHeila, we also like these guys and spent a bit of time watching this guy going from fence beam to the ground collecting grubs and looking for bugs. A true harbinger of spring.
LikeLike
So very beautiful!
LikeLike
Thanks, this guys seemed extra colorful so it was a pleasure to be able to take his portrait.
LikeLike
Thanks for the recent like, it meant I found your blog. Love your style of photography and this guy in particular has such beautiful colours. WIll be back to see more in the future
LikeLike
Thanks for the feedback and we are glad you stopped by our blog. That Jay as in prime condition full of color and just the right attitude. Wishing you a great week and we look forward to seeing you around the blog.
LikeLike
He’s just adorable. Looks like a blue punk rocker bird! 🙂
LikeLike
But a good punk rocker for sure.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love seeing these when I’m out west. Get that bird and agent! Beautiful shot.
LikeLike
Thanks, the Stellar’s Jay is a very cool looking bird with several subtle variations depending on location out here in the west. Hope your day is going well and you are having a great week.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Fabulous picture – simply stunning. Congratulations on capturing it perfectly.
LikeLike
Thanks and thanks for the feedback as we really appreciate it. Hop your day is going well.
LikeLike
so beautiful.
i wish i could capture birds like this! keep it up!
LikeLike
Thanks for the feedback as it is really appreciated. Birds are not alway stye easiest of photographic subjects but very rewarding to photograph nonetheless. Hope your doing well and thanks again for taking the time to leave some feedback.
LikeLike
I don’t normally get excited by birds but this shot just has so much visual interest I can’t NOT love it.
LikeLike
Thanks Devon, and thanks for the feedback. We appreciate it. Glad to get you excited about a bird photograph. Hope your day is going well.
LikeLiked by 1 person