Harry Foster
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Photographing our natural world, birds (flying) the Historic Ottawa River, Worked at Can Museum of History 32 years. Published Author,All photos © Harry Foster,
Breckenridge Quebec
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The gods were on my side today, as sitting having a late lunch looking out the window at the birds, a beautiful
#Fox
came out of the bush on our property. Not super sharp as the shots were through the window, but, I'll take them.🙂
#NaturePhotography
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My Blue Jay shot of the week. I have been wanting to get this angle for quite awhile and finally was successful this morning.🙂
#BlueJays
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#birdphotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
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I think this is one of my favourite Blue Jay shots, like it is just gliding in for a landing, under full control of course.
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While trying to get a bird shot late in the day, (shooting at 5000 ISO) Reddy Fox came up our path from the river. I quickly repositioned the camera and shot this through the window. He heard me and stopped to pose. Thanks Reddy!!👍🙂
#fox
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One of my favourite way to catch a Blue Jay, showing off their amazing colours.🙂
#BlueJays
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What a surprise on waking to the snow this morning. Didn't worry Sammy though, he was still as keen as ever to get his peanuts.
#Sammy
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Madame Cardinal came back this afternoon specifically to show me that she is way better looking than the old man in his red coat and grumpy face and, she was first at the feeder again too.😃
#Cardinal
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I feel confident that this will be my Blue Jay shot of the week. Sammy springing into the air with his prize. Such a nice display of colour too.🙂
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#birdphotography
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#nature
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Sophie and I only had a narrow window to go for a walk along the shores of the Ottawa today before the rains chased us in. Was beautiful, and the water getting warmer too.🙂
#Sophie
#NaturePhotography
#DogsofTwittter
#labrador
#OttawaRiver
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One of my favourite views of Sammy Blue jay, such colour! # Sammy
#BlueJays
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#FLIGHT
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Perhaps my favourite in flight photo of birds yet. The dance of the Redpolls.
#Redpolls
#birds
#birdphotography
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Lighting not the greatest for in flight photos, but could not resist this male Cardinal taking a break in the snow shower.
#Cardinals
#birding
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Back a few days when the Waxwings were here. This one has obviously eaten Way too many crabapples. I doubt it could fly even if it wanted to. They are normally so svelte looking too.😅
#birding
#birdphotography
#birdwatching
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Sammy showing off his best spring outfit on a beautiful morning.
#Sammy
#birdphotography
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My good neighbour and fellow birder
@j_brockbank
called me this afternoon and said he had some Cedar Waxwings on his property, would I like to come up and try for few shots. Would I ????? 😀
#cedarwaxwings
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
#birds
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So lucky this morning as a Bald Eagle landed in a tree out front and kindly faced my way. A little stalking brought me close enough to get a decent shot, including Mr Crow who was pestering the Eagle.
#baldeagle
#Crow
#birdphotography
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Not the sharpest photo, but I love how this 3/4 of an ounce Nuthatch is looking like a huge bomber fully laden, coming in to land.😅
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
#birding
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The Bald Eagle came back again this morning, but this time I got closer and got this shot of lift-off. Have not done this before.🙃
#Eagles
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
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These hard-working little House Wrens sometimes have a hard time getting their chosen branches into the house to build the nest. They never give up though.😃
#Housewrens
#birdwatching
#NaturePhotography
#nature
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This was Princess Sophie's last day. Here she is when just under a year old with my Princess Paulene. Together again. I greatly appreciate all my Twitter friend's love and care but I won't be able to reply to posts related to this. It's been a very hard patch to deal with.
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I don't know if this Mourning Dove is a she or a he, but she sure is pretty sitting there.😉
#Dove
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Sammy swooping down to the peanuts, in all his glory.🙂
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#birdphotography
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Unlike the last Blue Jay I posted, this one looks very calm and maybe lost in thought, on the beautiful sunny afternoon a couple of days ago.
#BlueJays
#bird
#birdphotography
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Love Grackles, for their iridescent color, amazing eyes, and Hawk-like stare. Wonder if they share DNA with Hawks, eagles etc?
#birds
#wildlifephotography
#NaturePhotography
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Sammy showing off his stuff as only he can. Can't see this angle enough.
#Sammy
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#Birds
#NaturePhotography
#wildlife
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The day the birds came back. Baltimore Orioles, Red breasted Grosbeaks, Hummingbirds, House Wrens. What a day!!
#Orioles
#birdwatching
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Sammy Blue Jay on a windy day trying to block anyone else from seeing this treasure of peanuts.😅
#Sammy
#BlueJay
#birdphotography
#naturephotograpahy
#wildlifephotography
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This Angelic Mourning Dove that dropped by on a dull and dreary morning today, is for our American family and friends, who need need a little love in these crazy times. Please stay safe from the Pandemic, and sane from all the rest of it.🥰
#Dove
#pandemic
#birdphotography
#hope
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A walk on the Ottawa River shore with Sophie on a cloudy day, can still yield treasure 😉
#Sophie
#OttawaRiver
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Just came home from a round of golf yesterday and this Bald Eagle just was waiting for me to take his picture. Maybe he was feeling sorry for me.😂
#Eagles
#birds
#NaturePhotography
#wildlife
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Sammy very much looks like the boss man as he approaches the feeder. Such a look!!
#Sammy
#BlueJay
#BirdOfTheYear
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One year ago today, I lost my best mate Paulene, together for 57 years, but, I still feel her presence and suspect I always will.
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A new forest growing in the roots of an ancient tree along the Ottawa River. Wink wink🙂
#NaturePhotography
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This Rose Breasted Grosbeak was another of our visitors yesterday and welcome they were too.
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
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Sammy thinking, wow, I have my own plate of goodies. Life is good.🙂
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#NaturePhotography
#wildlifephotography
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While walking with a friend this morning we spotted this guy way up in a tree. The camera I was carrying could not pull it in, so I went home and got another. Thankfully the bird was still there and I managed to get a shot of (I think) a Peregrine Falcon
#Falcons
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A little Chickadee brightening up an otherwise dull kinda day.
#Chickadee
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Madame Cardinal graced us with her presence on this sunny, cold afternoon, showing off just how gorgeous she is.
#Cardinals
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
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#naturephotography
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A little chickadee friend with gossamer wings🙂
#Chickadee
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Sammy doing his best Superman impersonation.🙂
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We normally think of Chickadees as fliting from branch to branch at a quick pace showing mostly wings and fast movement. But sometimes they don't use wings, slipping by on the quiet to have a look.😉
#Chickadees
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#BirdsCanFly
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Sammy gliding down to have look at what's for breakfast.
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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A little Mourning Dove love to everyone from
#WestQuebec
in
#Canada
. Stay strong everyone.
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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Was so thrilled to look out the window this morning towards the river and see these two
#Coyotes
not 40 yards from the house in an area I keep cut back. They were so handsome, look at those eyes. A minute or two later and I would have missed them.
#nature
#NaturePhotography
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Madame Cardinal looking like a million dollars as she comes to take her turn at the feeder yesterday.
#Cardinal
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
#wildlifephotography
#FLIGHT
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Sammy thinking, it's far too windy today to use my wings, I'll just make like a bullet train instead.🙂
#BlueJays
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
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Sammy's younger brother comes storming in at full speed like a confident teenager, even giving me the side-eye when doing it. Kids!😉
#BlueJays
#Sammy
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I won't be forever putting up photos of dear Sophie, but I just came on this and love it a bunch. Reminds me of an Alex Coleville painting.
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Even though the Chickadee in the foreground flying away is blurry, I love the expression of utter indignation on the one about to land. Who thought they had such expressions?🙂
#Chickadee
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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We haven't had a lot of Cardinals this season, and those we have are quite timid for some reason, so a treat to get a shot every now and then. Madame Cardinal looking great as always. 😊
#Cardinals
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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Sammy Blue Jay taking off in a hurry leaving some seeds to fall to the ground for the squirrels and ground feeders, He is so thoughtful 😉
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
#wildlifephotography
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OMG where are the air traffic controllers??, we need help here.😅
#BlueJays
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
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Sammy Blue Jay jumping straight up from the ground to the feeder. Have not caught this action before, kinda cool Sammy!
#BlueJays
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
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Coming from and going to the feeder. The Orioles sure were fun, but I think we have seen the last of them until perhaps when they migrate back. This from a few days ago when they blessed us with their presence.
#Orioles
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
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Not super sharp but still worth posting I think, as this shows the Blue Jay from my favourite angle.
#BlueJays
#birding
#birdphotography
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Well, I don't think I will go down and join that mob of Redpolls, far too much bickering going on.
#birds
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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A split second in time. A Chickadee having a look at what's on the feeder and waiting for the Blue Jays to move.
#Chickadee
#birdwatcher
#birdphotography
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A long range shot of a Bald Eagle looking over the Ottawa River. When we first built here 38 years ago, we never saw them, and now they seem like neighbours.
#baldeagle
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
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Always reassuring when the Mourning Doves visit, bringing peace, joy, and harmony. and we are lucky to have some regulars too.🙂
#Doves
#birdphotography
#nature
#wildlifephotography
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Here comes the boss man, everyone take notice. Don't look him in the eye.🙂
#Grackle
#birdphotography
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Sorry you couldn't get good focus on my face Harry, better luck next time.😂
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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Lots of Chickadees today, but I had to work hard to get a good shot of this cute little guy. They are so fast!!😬
#chickadee
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
#birds
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Another sunny cool day and Sammy showing off his good side again. You can almost sense the power of his back muscles here.
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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I love how Sammy Blue Jay is all puffed up to keep warm as he came into the feeder this morning at -23 C. I would have done the same If I had feathers.😂
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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What a delight on opening the curtains in the morning to see a little young bunny munching the lush grass under the bird feeder. Such a treat.🙂
#wildlifephotography
#rabbit
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Madame Cardinal drops by for a visit, wearing her grumpy face. Not sure what she is thinking but I didn't want to get in an argument with her. 🙂
#Cardinal
#birding
#birdphotography
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This Blue Jay gives me the impression that he is not 100% sure of his flight path to the landing area, like 'Oh Oh, I sure hope I have this planned right?'😃
#Bluejays
#birds
#birdphotography
#NaturePhoto
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A gloomy start to a wet weekend, so I found this photo of Paulene and Sophie in their happy place in the sun. It's been a year since I lost them both, but this brings joy back into a wet weekend, as I'm on the last stretch of publishing my book honoring and remembering Paulene.😊
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Harry celebrates the return of the Jackals (I mean
#Grackles
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#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
#FLIGHT
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Two images of Sammy Blue Jay 1/2,000 of a sec apart as he prepares to land.
#Sammy
#BlueJay
#NaturePhotography
#bird
#birdphotography
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I know she is not flying, but Madame Cardinal looks so good as she concentrates intently on what is on the ground, and how she will get it before her old man does.😅
#Cardinals
#birds
#birdphotography
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The lighting on this Blue Jay appears to show the musculature in his shoulders and back. Kinda neat to see.
#BlueJays
#birdphotography
#Sammy
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Peace and good health to everyone from the Doves along the Ottawa River, West Quebec, Canada
#Doves
#bird
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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I miss not having a dog to walk, so offered a neighbour and friend to walk her dog
#Gucci
a few times a week. Gucci was a good friend of
#Sophie
, and I often walked them together. A walk is always more interesting if you have a dog alongside.
#NaturePhotography
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Reddy Fox caught at our place as he makes his rounds. You never know when it might come by, lucky I had the camera near when Paulene called out "he's here"
#fox
#WinterisHere
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Spreading a little Chickadee love from the Ottawa river in West Quebec, Canada on this Winter's day. Hope yours is a good one too.
#chickadee
#birds
#birdphotography
#nature
#NaturePhotography
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Sammy Blue Jay flying off showing off his splendid aerodynamic form and colour, only spoiled by the fact he hasn't retracted his wheels yet.😄
#BlueJays
#birds
#birdphotography
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My Blue Jay shot of the day, Sammy not sure if he is going to land or not, more of a reconnaissance mission I think.🙂
#Bluejays
#NaturePhotography
#wildlifephotography
#birdwatching
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Sophie and I took advantage of the lower waters and nice sunset to get out in the canoe for awhile yesterday. She seems to be enjoying this quiet time on the water as much as any of us do.
#Sophie
#canoeing
#OttawaRiver
#labrador
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Interesting that one of the smallest of birds can bring us such a huge amount of enjoyment, their flight, their antics and their friendliness to us, even. We are so lucky!🙂
#birds
#chickadee
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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This is a photo I am particularly proud of, from Jan 23 last year. Two
#Redpolls
fighting it out for a position at the feeder. It's like a dance, so well choreographed.
#birdphotography
#nature
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This cousin of Sammy has very short wings, but a big fan tail to balance things out.😉🙃
#BlueJay
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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A grey day today, but Sammy doing his best to brighten it up for us.
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#nature
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This little Mighty Mite of our winters, looking great in the sunshine.🙂
#Chickadee
#birdphotography
#nature
#naturephotograpahy
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I don't know if I can fit on there with you guys, but I'm going to try.🙂
#Doves
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
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This little 1.5 oz of joy and enthusiasm flies close checking on the other birds at the feeder, and maybe saying "hey Harry"🙂
#birdwatching
#NaturePhotograph
#chickadee
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My Blue Jay shot of the day, this bird smiling in anticipation of what awaits him at the feeder.🙂
#BlueJay
#birdsoftwitter
#birding
#birdsonthewing
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Mother Nature had a full palette ready when she came up with the Wood Duck.😀
#Ducks
#MotherNature
#birds
#birdphotography
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This handsome male Rose-breasted grosbeak coming in with a smile on his face saying "hey Harry I beat Sammy to the goodies for a change, how about that?".🙂
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
#wildlife
#flight
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This must be Momma Jay coming in for a feed, looking proud and strong.😀
#BlueJays
#birdwatching
#birdphotography
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Lots of birds have more color, size, character and pizazz, but if you observe the little Chickadees, they will always steal your heart.🙂
#chickadee
#birds
#birdphotography
#nature
#NaturePhotography
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Sammy Blue Jay (and us too) wishing his and our American cousins and family a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving holiday. He is watching that you all do the right thing. 😉
#Thanksgiving
#BlueJays
#NaturePhotography
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Sammy Blue Jay showing off how he can get more than one peanut at a time, and appears to be making sure I got the shot too. 😃 They are cheeky.
#Sammy
#BlueJays
#birdwatching
#NaturePhotography
#wildlifephotography
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Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird. She looks like a lady too.
#birdphotography
#hummingbird
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Special shot yesterday in the sun, of a Blue Jay with a peanut in its mouth and appearing to be looking at me, another made a crazy maneuver in the air when it saw that peanut in the other chaps beak.
#BlueJays
#birds
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
#NaturePhotography
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