Say What?
by Bruce Bley
Title
Say What?
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This blue jay was perched on a tree limb in front of our house. He looked as if he was wondering what I was doing photographing him.
The Blue Jay has a pronounced crest on the head, a crown of feathers, which may be raised or lowered according to the bird's mood. When excited or aggressive, the crest may be fully raised. When frightened, the crest bristles outwards, brush like. When the bird is feeding among other jays or resting, the crest is flattened to the head.
Its plumage is lavender-blue to mid-blue in the crest, back, wings, and tail, and its face is white. The underside is off-white and the neck is collared with black which extends to the sides of the head. The wing primaries and tail are strongly barred with black, sky-blue and white. The bill, legs, and eyes are all black. Males and females are nearly identical, but the male is a little larger.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my home page in the various galleries I have created. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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January 16th, 2014
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Comments (17)
Terri Waters
Adorable, we don't have those
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment, Terri. They are a beautiful bird. I love their color.
Bruce Bley
Lorainek Photographs, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Textures and minimal close ups". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "One Good Photo Per WEEK", Nadine and Bob. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Chrisann, Thank you for the feature in the group "Weekly FUN For ALL Mediums SUBJECT Your Favorite. I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Jim, Thank you for the feature in the group "Comfortable Art - LIMIT 2 Per Day". I am very grateful for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nadine and Bob, Thank you for the feature in the group ALL SEASONS Landscapes". I appreciate it very much.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group Nature Photography 1 Per Day', Robert. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Randy Rosenberger
Bruce, love the great pose of this jay as it is beautiful and nice composition to show off the beauty! What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage, within our family of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is truly an honor to showcase your talents and beautiful artworks within our site, as our members get more promotion than in most groups, as I change out our Featured Artworks section 20 to 30 images at a time, and almost on a daily basis. I also change out our Top FEATURED artists weekly. I am proud to display this fine piece of beauty you have created for us to enjoy and share with others. LIKED Forever, Elvis
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment on "Say What". I truly appreciate it and thank you for the feature in the group Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery. I am very grateful for the honor.
Greta Corens
CONGRATULATIONS! This stunning image is now featured on the Homepage of 'Sensational Animals'. For greater visibility, you are invited to visit the group and promote this image on the discussion thread regularly. Here is the link to the group:http://fineartamerica.com/groups/sensational-animals-.html?tab=overview Bravo for this marvelous art. L/F
Bruce Bley replied:
Greta, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Sensational Animals. Thank you so much for the honor.