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Blue Jay

Blue Jay

This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their int...
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This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period.
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camera

NIKON D7100

settings

settings

Aperture 56/10 ISO 320 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 3000/10

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2016

Views

427

Likes

+69

Awards

Peer Award

+13

Outstanding Creativity

+10

Absolute Masterpiece

+4

Top Choice

Superb Composition

Superior Skill

All Star

Magnificent Capture

Genius

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I LOVE the way you mute the background to have the bird stand out with such vivid colors. Well Done Doug.

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As if in a dream....
Beautiful and creative edit!

Fabulous work here Doug.

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They are the watchdogs of the world for wildlife too.....very interesting beautiful birds

GREAT WORK DOUG LOVING THE DETAIL DEPTH AND MOOD EXCELLENT

Brilliant splash of colour, very well captured, and with superb detail. Great capture, Doug.

She emerges front and center as if from a dream....

Love it Doug! Very cool edit!!!:))

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wow. Stunning shot, Doug. Ellen

Brilliant. Your gallery gets better as I go through the photos.

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Very creative, clever editing, very talented photographer you are

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