Jays and a few other birds

The heavens opened today. We've had torrential rain, but luckily only after I'd been able to grab a few shots. The pick of the day was this jay seen hopping around early afternoon in light woodland along the edge of the road.

Earlier in the day I'd spotted some more little grebes (in the same place). They were more numerous today, but the light was hardly helping me.

And a small phalanx of flying geese!

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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D EF and 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.

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This Post Has 11 Comments

  1. gdare

    4 Nov 2011

    I like those geese :up:

  2. Words

    5 Nov 2011

    Erwin, thanks!

  3. Words

    5 Nov 2011

    Darko, of course… I hear you have a thing for Canadians 😉

  4. derWandersmann

    5 Nov 2011

    Grebes are cute, aren't they? We don't see many here … a few goldeneyes, last year.
    Those geese look like they mean business!

  5. gdare

    5 Nov 2011

    Originally posted by Words:

    I hear you have a thing for Canadians

    :whistle:

  6. Words

    5 Nov 2011

    dW, the little grebes are a new find for me. And yes, they are delightfully cute. Unlike the geese!

  7. SittingFox

    7 Nov 2011

    The light has been really awkward recently but it's always nice to see the jays. I've been finding quite a few up here too, but I haven't tried to get the camera on them for a while. Also hearing rumours of crossbills on campus :eyes:

  8. Words

    7 Nov 2011

    Wow, you get some interesting birds there. We've had rumours of redstarts, but nothing more unusual than that yet. Crossbills would be great. And I guess you will get a lot of migrant birds heading in to the east coast.

  9. cakkleberrylane

    14 Nov 2011

    Very nice indeed!

  10. Words

    14 Nov 2011

    Thanks Lois!

  11. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Beautiful photos

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