Blue Jay War

Gallery: AvianPosted June 11, 2011504 views28 comments

Sugar Land, Tx June 10,2011

D3 ISO 1000. 300/2.8 f6.3 1/4000s -0.7ev. Gitzo with Wimberly. Natural Light.

These two Jays were fighting over the same perch and same peanut. I wish I could see the second Jay's eye a little better, but the spread tail made up for it, for me.

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 11, 2011 at 11:22 PM

This is just stunning Angela!

Ray

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on June 12, 2011 at 12:03 AM

Outstanding image Angela, one of your best to date IMO.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 12, 2011 at 12:35 AM

Wow, Angela--this is fantastic! I rarely visit the avian gallery, but this thumb in the 'all photos' really caught my eye.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on June 12, 2011 at 2:57 AM

Great action shot- Beautiful light, colours and BG- Well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 12, 2011 at 3:10 AM

Super action.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 12, 2011 at 3:55 AM

Stunning shot Angela !!!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Harshad Barve on June 12, 2011 at 4:15 AM

terrific action shot

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 12, 2011 at 4:57 AM

I'd be willing to give a lot packet of peanuts (and then some!) for such spectacularly colorful birds in jaw-dropping action like this ;^)

Unless I'm mistaken, this is another gem from your wonderful collection I've already seen over at your website Angela, though I'm delighted to see it again ... and again and again, many thanks for sharing and hope you're having a great weekend :^)

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Comment posted by Billy Fairburn on June 12, 2011 at 6:02 AM

Fantastic Angela! I suppose in a perfect world a more side-on view would improve this but I love it as is!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on June 12, 2011 at 6:56 AM

Great action shot here. Good stuff.
JohnR

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on June 12, 2011 at 9:33 AM

Oh, WOW! Spectacular action image, Angela. You had to be totally pumped when you captured it. The colors are super as are the poses, and to captures such great detail, again, WOW. I agree that seeing the second eye would have been even better but this is wonderful.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on June 12, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Super shot!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 12, 2011 at 11:31 AM

Very nice Angela, I don't miss the second jay's eye at all..
The action is fantastic, wish it was mine

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on June 12, 2011 at 11:38 AM

Fantastic action/colors/sharpness!

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Comment posted by Gorazd Golob on June 12, 2011 at 1:31 PM

Great shot, fantastic moment.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on June 12, 2011 at 3:18 PM

Really exceptional Angela. I love it!

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 12, 2011 at 7:59 PM

Neat shot, Angela. Nice to get them both so sharp.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 12, 2011 at 10:08 PM

incredible action, you stopped the motion perfectly and the bg is quite pleasant and lets you focus on the birds

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Comment posted by Dusty Veideman on June 12, 2011 at 10:14 PM

Great shot and techs. Looks like you were ready for this shot!

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Comment posted by Kedar Bhat on June 12, 2011 at 11:34 PM

nice action, timing and i like the details in the tail feathers of the bird at right

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on June 13, 2011 at 2:50 AM

Wow!!! Great action that you captured here. Great detail and real nice colors. Well done.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 13, 2011 at 12:16 PM

Superb action shot, Angela. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on June 13, 2011 at 2:41 PM

Great timing!

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on June 14, 2011 at 12:58 AM

Cha Ching! Your efforts to improve your flight shots have paid off big time - excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 19, 2011 at 11:59 AM

Great action, Angela. Beautiful image, and I don't mind the blocked eye.

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Comment posted by Neal Cooper on June 19, 2011 at 2:29 PM

Another great image Angela. You are fortunate to have these birds in your back yard. Nice one! Agree with you re the second bird's eye, but you will get it.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on June 20, 2011 at 1:29 AM

The is beyond an excellent shot. It's hard to find the words to describe how outstanding this images is. Dottie

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Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on January 14, 2012 at 1:20 AM

WOW!

This is such a beautiful image.I wish I took this picture it is just amazing.The sharpness is great the color's on the blue jays are so pretty.I have never seen a blue jay before and I hope I get one just like this.

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