Wednesday 27 October 2021

Jays in the Forest

Here are a few photos of Jays that I took recently. One is a young, fledgling that I saw far away in the forest. It stayed a long time on the same branch, and I think it was waiting for it's parents to bring food, but the parents never came, and hours later it was still there. I watched from my balcony with my binoculars, and understood that the parents had left it to fend for itself. After fledglings are two months old, the parents do leave them, but the forest floor is littered with acorns, so there is plenty of food available for Jays to enjoy, as it is their favourite food.



There is the fledgling.




A little nearer.



I enlarged the photo as much as I could.



Here is another young bird.




Here is a closer image.




A mature adult Jay.




Now some closer images.






The last photo, but I have many more to share with you on another day of the lovely  Jay, Garrulus glandarius 

 



35 comments:

Marit said...

Hello Sonjia,
Your photos of the Jays are so beautiful. I have them here too, but I have never seen a young Jay. It is so cute and lovely.

Hugs, Marit

Nancy Chan said...

After waiting for a long time, I hope the young bird will start to learn to find food for itself. Beautiful bird.

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

Your Jay is beautiful, wonderful series of photos.
I hope it is finding lots of food. Take care, enjoy your day!

David M. Gascoigne, said...

They are very beautiful birds, Sonjia, and to be able to enjoy them at close hand is an experience not soon forgotten. We are all glad that you had your camera ready. Big hugs from Ontario. David

MadSnapper said...

your blog is so aptly named, these babies are breathtaking to me.. they are so cute and adorable.. you certainly live in bird paradise

Richard Pegler said...

These are beautiful photos of Jays, Sonjia. It is a bird that is intelligent and spectacular, and that I am very fond of. I do not see Jays very often and it is a rare visitor to our garden, so this post from you has been a real treat for me - thank you!

Best wishes - stay safe - - - Richard

John's Island said...

Hi Breathtaking, I enjoyed scrolling through your photos of the Jays. You did a wonderful job of getting the focus just perfect so that the enlargements are like looking through binoculars. Nice work! These Jays are pretty birds! Thank you for sharing! John

Phil Slade said...

Hello Sonjia. This is something of a "Jay Winter" even here in Lancashire. jays are not commonplace and certainly not in our garden but this year we have a couple of very shy ones. It seems that there is a shortage of acorns elsewhere causing some Jays to wander further afield. But these new ones are always shy and do not let me take photos as good as your own.

Nick Morgan said...

Hi Sonjia,
Thank you for your comment. We are fine, thank you. We have an 11 week old Labrador keeping us very occupied, hence the lack of posts!!
We have a few Jays here making a lot of noise in our Oak trees. They almost sound like parrots! They are beautiful birds, but I never manage to get very close to them.

Yvonne said...

The jays are very lovely, and quite different from ours.

sami niilola said...

Awesome photos. Jay is a wise, beautiful bird.

This N That said...

Wonderful photos..I had to feel sorry for the fledgling. It looked so forlorn...
Happy Halloween..Enjoy your weekend..

La Biosfera de Lola said...

Querida amiga son unas fotos espectaculares y el arrendajo precioso. Besos.

ashok said...

Truly awesome clicks...wonderful blog

LEN said...

It would have been my wife's 84th birthday today.She loved Jays.Lovely photos. So glad you are snapping again.

eileeninmd said...

Hello

Your Jay is beautiful. I would love to see this Jay in the wild some day.
Wonderful series of photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend.

Shiju Sugunan said...

Great series of images! Wonderful closeups.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

What beautiful birds. I like the young ones that still look a little scruffy! I'll enjoy seeing more...we don't have this bird here!

Tom said...

...you captured some lovely images. Often life is about tough love! Enjoy your week ahead.

carol l mckenna said...

Gorgeous photos of the Jays ~ sweet feathered friends ~ Xo


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R's Rue said...

So beautiful.
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Ida said...

What a pretty bird. I like the blue on it's wings.

DeniseinVA said...

It has such interesting markings and wonderful photos!

Rocío G. Tizón said...

Your photos are awesome! I'm your new follower. May you follow me back?
Thanks and have a nice day!

Anni said...

Stunning colors & markings....beautiful portraits!
Thanks for linking in this week.

Jeevan said...

Lovely series on the Jays, and you well zoomed on the birds! Glad jays have plenty of food under their foot itself, and I wonder it's the jays that turn blue jays later?
Enjoy the birding and have a nice day :)

Penelope Notes said...

Well done! The closer these birds get the more beautiful they look. :)

Bill said...

Stunning photos of the birds. Great close-ups. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day and new week.

Bob Bushell said...

Fabulous Jays, fledgling to adult, well caught Sonjia.

Rostrose said...

You took great photos of the Jays. It's good that the young bird finds plenty of acorns on the ground and doesn't have to starve!
All the best from Austria,
Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2021/10/italien-reisebericht-toskana-ankommen.html

Teresa said...

Preciosas las fotografías, te quedaron muy bien. Besos.

Lowcarb team member said...

I think your photographs of the Jays are lovely, don't they have a beautiful colouring.

Sending my good wishes.

All the best Jan

NatureFootstep said...

such beautiful shots of ypur Jay. You sere lucky , I only got one shot :)

Debbie said...

your knowledge of birds is excellent. the little fledgings are adorable!!

LEN said...

Your photos are brilliant. Few birds in my garden despite replenishing my bird feeders. I am on my own again which is perhaps for the best.

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