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Courtship

Courtship

A male blue jay (wings out) feeds a female blue jay an insect in a courting ritual.
Shout out to Michel for the editing help. Thanks much!

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A male blue jay (wings out) feeds a female blue jay an insect in a courting ritual.
Shout out to Michel for the editing help. Thanks much!

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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 6000/10

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May, 2021

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No need to thank me! You did all the work!! Awesome capture and perfectly timed!

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What a wonderful capture!

Thank you both. They are a lovely pair.

Michel, without your mentoring. I would have thrown those three photos into the delete pile. Thanks for saving them!

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