Category Archives: Stellers Jay

molting stellers jays

Posted by Con Daily

 
I saw some bald blue jays over at Zen Birdfeeder recently. My stellers jays aren’t bald, but their head feathers aren’t very black anymore, and all the feathers look a bit rough. The birds hide in the grass as though they don’t wish to be seen in molt.
 

Stellers Jay – the back side

Posted by Con Daily

As recently promised in comments, the backside of the stellers jay.
I’ve been playing with a new lens, canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM. We’ve had frigid temperatures, but I got a few stellers jays to come out and play. The lens is working well so far and I’m hoping for a chance [...]

Stellar Expressions – Stellers Jays Photos

Posted by Con Daily

Their faces are so expressive that I want make cartoon captions for the images. (anthropomorphic, don’t scold me, I know!) I photograph this common bird frequently and love sorting through the results of an hour spent with them. The stellers jays’ crested heads change continually, sometimes the feathers are fluffed, sometimes spread into a crown, [...]

Red Fox – Tippy’s Beautiful Sister

Posted by Con Daily

Here is one of the young foxes from the family I photographed in the spring. The markings on her legs identify her. She’s been hanging around on the hill above my house and I took several photos of her scratching the back of her head with her hind leg. After viewing those images, I’m fairly [...]