Winter is approaching and I'm typing this with frozen fingers having unsuccessfully tried to photograph one of the foxes. It's been skirting the garden for the past 20 minutes, and I've caught glimpses of him (I suspect a male). No doubt now I'm inside, he'll be in the garden. The trail cam is glowing. I'll have the evidence tomorrow. 😉
But this is about jays, the most colourful of the corvids. I spotted this exceptionally bold example of the species in London at lunchtime. The shots were taken in deep shade with shutter speeds varying between 1/30 to about 1/250s. The first shot was actually taken at 1/25s. Thank heavens for image stabilization!
And of course, a squirrel!
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.
anonymous
21 Oct 2010Anonymous writes:
What a beautiful bird! I don't know of any jays in our area that look like this one. What kind is it?
Good luck with the foxcam footage 😉
Mickeyjoe-Irl
21 Oct 2010Great action shot of the squirrel :up:
raniakasim
21 Oct 2010nice shots thanks ,but i wish u had taken a photo for its back
gdare
21 Oct 2010Lunchtime was probably a reason it was that bold 😀
Words
21 Oct 2010Anon, it's latin name is Garrulus glandarius, but to us it is just a jay! Very striking birds and this was easily the closest I've managed to get to one.
Words
21 Oct 2010Darko, I think all the park birds are so used to people that they really take very little notice. The jays aren't quite as bold as the pigeons, but they are much braver than the ones I usually see.
Words
21 Oct 2010Mick, thanks!
Words
21 Oct 2010Erwin, thanks!
SittingFox
21 Oct 2010Wow, 1/25 without a tripod (presumably!) is pretty impressive! :up:
It could quite easily pass for a tropical bird in the fourth shot!
Words
21 Oct 2010Rania, I'll see what I can do if I see more of them!
Words
21 Oct 2010Adele, yes without a tripod. I was struggling to get any light under the tree canopy even though it was bright sunshine. In some ways the DO lens is easier to keep stable in those conditions as it's so much shorter than a standard zoom. It has limitations, but is still one of my favourite lenses.
serola
22 Oct 2010Excellent shots :hat:
Words
23 Oct 2010Thanks Sami!
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Great shots love to see the Jay