Lancewen Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Bluejay with his favorite food in mouth. Bluejay's are one of my favorite birds to watch and feed. I maintain a daily feeding schedule for them throughout the year and at times I have to personally keep the crows away as they are the bullies of all the birds that come to feed, and I don't like them much. I also throw out regular mixed wild bird food. I sometimes get doves but at this time of the year, a group of about a dozen pidgins moves in to clean up whatever the crows leave. If I had the time I'd chase them away to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Picture made by ESA astronaut André Kuipers on the ISS. The double lensing is caused by an air bubble trapped in the water bubble. Check out the Bad Astronomy blog for a more thorough explanation of the photo and the physics behind it. tre kewl mr. J. ! Bluejay with his favorite food in mouth. Bluejay's are one of my favorite birds to watch and feed. I maintain a daily feeding schedule for them throughout the year and at times I have to personally keep the crows away as they are the bullies of all the birds that come to feed, and I don't like them much. I also throw out regular mixed wild bird food. I sometimes get doves but at this time of the year, a group of about a dozen pidgins moves in to clean up whatever the crows leave. If I had the time I'd chase them away to. i like these birds too. :thumbs_up besides their watchability, they can and do imitate the calls of other birds. while it is a jay, it's not a blue jay; it's a stellar's jay. out west where we are we don't get true blue jays, rather we have stellar's jays and scrub jays. in the east and midwest, they don't have stellar's jays though i'm not sure of scrub jays. then there are gray jays & their distribution escapes me at the moment. anyway, here's a shot i took that few have a chance at; a steam eruption from mt. st. helens. this was march 8, 2005 from my yard. say 'duck & cover'. Edited June 27, 2012 by Turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belovelife Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Bluejay with his favorite food in mouth. Bluejay's are one of my favorite birds to watch and feed. I maintain a daily feeding schedule for them throughout the year and at times I have to personally keep the crows away as they are the bullies of all the birds that come to feed, and I don't like them much. I also throw out regular mixed wild bird food. I sometimes get doves but at this time of the year, a group of about a dozen pidgins moves in to clean up whatever the crows leave. If I had the time I'd chase them away to. wish i had a picture, but at the moment i live in a barn, and i have some swallow roomates, 2 couples this morning at around 630 am, the male woke me up all happy, he looked like an expecting dad outside a berthing room, so i got my ladder and looked at the nest, and the female was cuddling with a newly hatched baby bird, it was awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancewen Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 i like these birds too. :thumbs_up besides their watchability, they can and do imitate the calls of other birds. while it is a jay, it's not a blue jay; it's a stellar's jay. out west where we are we don't get true blue jays, rather we have stellar's jays and scrub jays. in the east and midwest, they don't have stellar's jays though i'm not sure of scrub jays. then there are gray jays & their distribution escapes me at the moment. anyway, here's a shot i took that few have a chance at; a steam eruption from mt. st. helens. this was march 8, 2005 from my yard. say 'duck & cover'. Thanks for the Info. what can I say they were jays and were mostly blue. When I put out a scoop of peanuts in the shell, they start squawking loudly and then swoop in find one to their liking (somethings that takes checking several of them) then they fly away with it. I suspect they eat the first ones then come back and grab others to hide for later. They appear to be more intelligent than other seed eaters and are always aware of everything going around them, unlike the stupid doves and pidgins. I wanted to get pictures of some of the smaller birds but that's proving to be challenging as to get a good shot I need to be fairly close. So if you have any tips, I'm all ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancewen Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 The following shots are of an old log cabin next to where I'm living. The owner claims to have grown up in it. She's in her 70's now so it was a while ago. As you can see it's in a bit of disrepair, but she says the city want's to restore it as a historic building, and if I remember correctly they will also relocate it. Front View Side View Back View Out House Old Corral Turtle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Thanks for the Info. what can I say they were jays and were mostly blue. When I put out a scoop of peanuts in the shell, they start squawking loudly and then swoop in find one to their liking (somethings that takes checking several of them) then they fly away with it. I suspect they eat the first ones then come back and grab others to hide for later. They appear to be more intelligent than other seed eaters and are always aware of everything going around them, unlike the stupid doves and pidgins. I wanted to get pictures of some of the smaller birds but that's proving to be challenging as to get a good shot I need to be fairly close. So if you have any tips, I'm all ears. :lol: you know me; a stickler for detail. ;) so tips. a lot depends on the camera but here goes. ☺ use a tripod. ☺ make a blind. ☺ set the camera by the seed and use a remote control to trip the shutter. ☺ set the camera by the seed and turn on video-camera mode and leave it, then get stills by selecting individual frames. ☺ use the zoom. ☺ attach a feeder just outside of window and shoot from inside. (may cause glare, and some birds are ground feeders so won't work for all.) ☺ take a lot of shots and keep only the best. ☺ be patient. ☺ be persistent. ☺ good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Thanks for the Info. what can I say they were jays and were mostly blue. When I put out a scoop of peanuts in the shell, they start squawking loudly and then swoop in find one to their liking (somethings that takes checking several of them) then they fly away with it. I suspect they eat the first ones then come back and grab others to hide for later. They appear to be more intelligent than other seed eaters and are always aware of everything going around them, unlike the stupid doves and pidgins. I wanted to get pictures of some of the smaller birds but that's proving to be challenging as to get a good shot I need to be fairly close. So if you have any tips, I'm all ears. revisiting the idea of "what can I say..." i think it's worthwhile to point out that a semi-major chord of science is to say everything that can be said of a thing that is demonstrably evident. the more you know, the more you know to look for. i think you will find this Hypography thread by Hill interesting in this context. the jays in this case are scrub jays. there are 2 photos attached but i can't seem to figure out how to display them in this post. Jay behavior: an investigation costing meerly peanuts. I've noticed when feeding Western Scrub Jays whole roasted unsalted peanuts, that initially they are simply opportunists, grabbing a nut and leaving as quickly as possible. Once they get used to a consistant feeding area they slow their pace and seem to fall into one of two separate groups. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater6 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18780073 I found this picture of a dying star on the BBC's home page under pictures. I may have brought all the pictures of the day over with it, but the picture of the star is like nothing I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labelwench Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Hello arKane, I hope you do not mind my posting this short video of how to separate an egg, Chinese Style on your thread. In my opinion, it is a very cool series of pictures, aka video, and it utilizes a simple scientific principle. Click on the royalty free image to be taken to the video site. The commentary is in Chinese but the demonstration is self-explanatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genraven Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) Edited October 4, 2012 by genraven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater6 Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 http://www.universetoday.com/13041/earth-and-moon-as-seen-from-mars/ A picture of us and the moon from the Mars neighborhood. The planet looks so serene from that distance, no hint of the human folly that occurs there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Edited January 14, 2014 by Turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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