Friday, February 19, 2016

Feeding The Jays!!

Of all the birds that visit my feeders, I have the most fun with the Blue Jays.
They come in close for peanuts, 
they are such a pretty shade of blue 
and their feather pattern resembles beautiful stained glass.
They are the underdogs with most bird lovers, most people think they are bullies...
I think they get a bad rap.
It is survival of the fittest at the feeders and I just kinda' think they do what they have to!!

Here at my house, they are friendly and pose beautifully for pictures.

 





And when the peanuts are gone...

they fly off to here...

and squeal like crazy to let me know they are in need of a refill!

23 comments:

Nancy Chan said...

Hello Debbie. I agree with you. The blue Jays are really beautiful with the blue feathers. I would love to have them visit my garden.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

They are a beautiful blue colour and must be fun to watch.

Giga said...

They are beautiful and admire its colors. Regards.

Unknown said...

I swear, you have the luckiest birds on the planet, Debbie!
They really are beautiful birds.

Christine said...

I am in awe, both of your photos & this brilliant blue bird! Love these shots!

Tina Fariss Barbour said...

I agree--I like blue jays too! That blue is soooooo pretty. We have some that nest underneath a window where we have a window perch for the kitties. Abbey loves seeing them. Well, she would probably prefer eating them. But since she's an inside cat, I tell her "Birds are our friends." :-)

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

all nice shots. Boy do the bluejays give me grief from the fence when the feeder is empty...that reminds me...

Sally said...

Great photo's, Debbie.
They are truly beautiful, and I know they love you.
xoxo

Sharon M said...

I love blue jays too, and I agree about their bad rap.

Jenn Jilks said...

They are beautiful, but they are such bullies!

Ruth Hiebert said...

Blue Jays are always welcome at my house,too.They are gorgeous and noisy,but they add a great deal of beauty to the winter landscape.

TexWisGirl said...

so cute. full of character.

Stephanie said...

They have such stunning detail on their feathers...absolutely beautiful!

Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs!

Brian King said...

Awesome shots! Ours are hit-and-run feeders. They don't stay put for long.

Michelle said...

I love their vibrant color.

The Furry Gnome said...

Incredible pictures! You can see the details of the actual feathers! Well done!

Judy said...

Personally, I adore Blue Jays and love to walk in a woods and hear them calling.
They are such a beautiful shade of blue!! I have lots of peanuts they are welcome too.
Wonderful photos!

21 Wits said...

My Jays, and well every other feathered friend of mine around here are probably, no most assuredly annoyed with me. I plan on correcting that this weekend!

Ida said...

They are gorgeous and I see what you mean about the pattern on their wings.

LeAnn said...

I agree they are beautiful birds. I love the brilliant blue color. I love that you can capture them eating. Love the bird photos today!
Blessings and hugs!

Conniecrafter said...

Wow you captured them nice and close up, we only get a few around here, maybe we need to put peanuts out for them :) I have never seen one that close up before because they usually fly away as soon as we try to see them and Greg hasn't gotten any pictures of them yet. Just Beautiful.... we have a few birds that make a fuss too if the bird feeder is empty. Hope your enjoying a great weekend

Lowcarb team member said...

These are just tremendous photo's of this beautiful bird - what a colour!

All the best Jan

Anonymous said...

I heard one yelling yesterday, and figured he was trying to tell me the grackles got all his peanuts. When I got to the kitchen window, I found he was sounding the alarm that a Cooper's Hawk was in the yard.