Monday, February 18, 2013

Found A Peanut

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74 comments:

  1. It's a beautiful bird Karen, and you have made FANTASTIC pictures of her.

    Greetings, Joop

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  2. Hari Om Karen

    Fantabulous piccie! Am a keen birder to very happy to see this jolly fella.

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  3. Wow! I am stunned! Wonderful photos!
    Have a great day!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  4. Oh, such a handsome fellow he is!! You do get the best captures, Karen, I know the birds are pleased to pose for you!! What a delightful start for my day!! Thanks! Have a grunderful -- I can't spell in the early morning! A great and wonderful day!!

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  5. Oh, how beautiful he is!

    Have a good Blue Monday, Karen.

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  6. Those photo`s are great. We haven`t seen too many of these guys this winter, I`m so glad you were able to take such excellent pic`s of them.

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  7. Congratulations on these wonderful screenshots, excellent photos on this beautiful bird.

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  8. Lucky Jay! He found a peanut -- and great place to go for more I bet. Lovely pictures...I love the pattern on the feathers. The jays we see most often are the plainer kind.

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  9. Beautiful Karen, the pics and the bird.

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  10. beautiful karen, so crisp & clear. he's got one in his beak and one in his throat, they never take just one!!

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  11. Awesome - I am always impressed by great bird photography. Such a hard subject. Great job!

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  12. The bluejays always seem to find the nuts. Great shots!

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  13. Perfect close-ups. Love the polka dots and snow.

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  14. wow!! great shot of the beautiful bluejay! excellent composure and capture *S*

    PS:
    talk about working for peanuts!
    *LOL*

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  15. How perfect to catch him with a mouthful!

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  16. Lovely bird. Good timing with the peanut!

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  17. Great photos. There are so many beautiful shades of blue on that bird.

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  18. Excellent closeups!
    That last catch is awesome.

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  19. What exquisite captures Karen - the Blue Jay (I presume) is just stunning! Thanks for sharing.

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  20. who's a pretty boy then? gorgeous detail and close up. Well done.
    thanks for stopping by my blog today to say hi. have a wonderful week.

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  21. What a beauty! The colors are brilliant ...

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  22. Wow - magical shots!

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  23. that first shot
    so sharp and crisp
    just like the snow surrounds

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  24. Amazing photos. Such a brilliant blue.

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  25. Wonderful bird! If I had not seen the rock pillars myself I would have thought that they were a photoshop job!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  26. Just one word today Karen....INCREDIBLE!!!

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  27. Magical! Wow! Fantastic photography ~ ^_^

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  28. Pretty smart fellow!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  29. That's a contented bird, nice shot!

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  30. Beautiful photos.

    I played too. Mine are here and here.

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  31. You captured their beautiful blue perfectly

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  32. he's beautiful, your photos are amazing!!

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  33. Beautiful photos on a beautiful bird! For me it's exotic, because we don't have it in Sweden!
    Greetings Pia

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  34. Another "Wow" Karen - really super close and super sharp pictures.

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  35. Beautiful birds and such great macro photo's. love them

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  36. oh what lovely images you have captured of this stunning blue jay! Stunning colors!

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  37. That Blue Jay is a fabulous bird, Karen, and you've captured it beautifully!!

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  38. I would love to have some feathers from this bird. They are so lovely. :)

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  39. Just magnificent! I love your bright colors.

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  40. This is such a great post! Bluebirds are amazing.

    www.modernworld4.blogspot.com

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  41. Gorgeous! What a beautiful bird.

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  42. I'm back, and want to thank you for linking up at the Bird D'Pot at I'd Rather B Birdin'. Your blue jay entry is marvelous, and I so envy you having them in your back yard. We don't see them this far south, so I hafta see their beauty with your shares.

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  43. These are gorgeous images of the Blue Jay!

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  44. how beautiful Karen, gives hope for spring's arrival:-)

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  45. What gorgeous photos! Really beautiful. Thanks so much for popping by!

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  46. wonderful bluejay photos ... visiting from WBW ... I shared some chickadee photos this week.

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  47. What a nice contrast of the jay's deep blue against the white of the snow!

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  48. This is a wonderful bluejay shot. I just became your newest follower.
    JM Illinois

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  49. Wow..beautiful blue jay shots and they do love their peanuts..LOL. (Thank you for the birthday wishes Karen.. I appreciate it).. Michelle from Nature Notes..

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  50. What a great model you found!

    SUPERB images!

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  51. HOW COOL IS THAT!!!!!!! what great pics....I have a feeder outside my window and I am amazed at the birds that come to feed. All I need now is a better camera....love these!

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