Stellar Jays Ready to take flight

Stellar Jays

Stellar Jays

This year I was lucky again to witness the birth of four new Stellar Jays..I am always amazed of how the mother and father jays build the nest and take care of their little ones..

My little Animal friends

I Went for A Much needed Nature Walk today and was so glad I did….I stumbled across a couple of my little Animal Friends. I Love to just sit out in Nature and Observe these little guys….They help me to remember how simple life really is……

Canada goose

“Where did everyone go?”

“Which way should we go”

I spotted these guys in a parking lot in Reno, Nevada.

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Steller Jay

Mama and Papa Stellar feeding the babies

” I’m hungry”

Mama Stellar relaxing in the tree, while baby jay’s sleep

Papa Stellar at watch post in tree

“Its really getting Crowded in here”

Ready for Flight

The Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is a jay native to western North America, closely related to the Blue Jay found in the rest of the continent, but with a black head and upper body. It is also known as the Long-crested Jay, Mountain Jay, and Pine Jay. It is the only crested jay west of the Rocky Mountains.

The Steller’s Jay shows a great deal of regional variation throughout its range.^[2] Blackish-brown-headed birds from the north gradually become bluer-headed farther south. The Steller’s Jay has a more slender bill and longer legs than the Blue Jay and has a much more pronounced crest. It is also somewhat larger. The head is blackish-brown with light blue streaks on the forehead. This dark coloring gives way from the shoulders and lower breast to silvery blue. The primaries and tail are a rich blue with darker barring.

It occurs in coniferous forest over much of the western half of North America from Alaska in the north to northern Nicaragua^[3] completely replacing the Blue Jay in most of those areas. Some hybridization with the Blue Jay in Colorado has been reported. The Steller’s Jay lives in coniferous and mixed woodland, but not in completely dense forest, and requires open space. It typically lives in flocks of greater than 10 individuals. In autumn, flocks often visit oak woods when acorns are ripe.

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Robin (bird) Looking At Me

Robin

He caught me looking at him as I was taking a picture of him.

Red Robin visit

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I was so glad to see my Robin friend again. I notice after I took the pictures what he was looking for. It was not the dog’s ball but some worms.

Spring Sights

This little guy showed up in my backyard a couple of weeks ago, and has shown up every day since.

2012 Spring Photo # 3

Willows

I’m so excited to be here

Hello all, I just finished my WordPress blog “Nature’s Walk Photography” I am so excited to be here and to share my photography for all to see. I am new here and I would appreciate any suggestions or comments you may have to help me to develop my site. So come on by and check it out……. Thank you, see you soon.

2012 Spring Beginings

Lake Tahoe