Penrice Jay. (Latest)

Just A Jay.

Jay ........Garrulus glandarius

This last week at Penrice has seen the disappearance of nearly all the small Woodland birds.

Coal Tits , Great Tits, Blue Tits and Chaffinch have all stayed away from the feeding station. Also the regular Nuthatches and the female Great Spotted Woodpecker have also vanished.

An hours watch today yielded up a lone Robin, The ubiquitous male Pheasant and a quick visit by the Jay which was captured above.

Jay Watch Latest.

Eurasian Jay .......Garrulus glandarius

There is a canopy of trees overhead which makes shooting conditions pretty dismal at times .
The photograph was taken at the 330mm zoom setting. Iso 1600. F8 at 1/30 sec from inside the car ...given the poor light I am happy with the outcome.

The Jay is getting that close..I think it wants a ride in the car.

Woodland Jay

O off I went a stalking the elusive woodland Jay....I staked out an eating spot and waited in the car...and waited...waited. He saw me no doubt as I never saw him once and as time ticked by I had to go. After picking up Angie on the return up the drive...there he was mopping up the stuff I had left behind .....he was gone in a flash of colours as I passed his dinner by. You have to laugh at this birding lark...its ups and downs but it was not really wasted as I photographed Pheasant, Coal Tit, Blue Tit , Great Tit, Robin and a first for me a Nuthatch.
Round one and two to the Jay.....but I will be back and hopefully lucky.

Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay .......Garrulus glandarius.

Taken yesterday at a private site.

Pity the branches and twigs spoilt the photograph. I do hope to improve on this as it is a regular at the site.