Another Steller's Jay

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Steller's Jay-NPN2.jpg
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I like the contrasting warm and cool colors and the mouth open pose. This was taken with the jay facing the late afternoon sun. Taken in eastern Oregon; a different feel from my previous jay image taken in foggy, wet western Oregon.

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Canon R5; 100-500 at 500 mm; 1/1000 at f7.1; ISO 4000

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Another nice Steller’s image, Allen. I like the open beak as they always seem to be scolding something. The difference in lighting makes this a whole different image, though I suspect the eastern birds might be a little paler depending on how often they cross over the mountains to interbreed.

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Nicely done, Allen. I have no suggestions.

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Hi Allen, excellent image. Love pose with the open beak and the great head turn. Pleasing background. Details look very nice also. Well done.

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Sorry for the blank post.

I love this post, beautiful subject, very sharp with great color of the background. I don’t remember ever seeing a Steller Jay and I think finding different subjects is part of my passion. I guess I need a trip out west!

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