Baby Blue Jay is a photograph by Darren Fisher which was uploaded on February 9th, 2015.
Baby Blue Jay
A beautiful image of a baby Blue Jay that was learning to fly. I captured the little one with my macro lens and then took the image into Photo Shop... more
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Baby Blue Jay
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Darren Fisher
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Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
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A beautiful image of a baby Blue Jay that was learning to fly. I captured the little one with my macro lens and then took the image into Photo Shop and created a painting out of the image. I used textures and an effect called Georgia O'keeffe painting.
The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central United States and southern Canada, although western populations may be migratory. It breeds in both deciduous and coniferous forests, and is common near and in residential areas. It is predominantly blue with a white chest and underparts, and a blue crest. It has a black, U-shaped collar around its neck and a black border behind the crest. Genders are similar in size and plumage, and plumage does not vary throughout the year. Four subspecies of the blue jay are recognized.
The blue jay mainly feeds on nuts and seeds such as acorns, soft fruits, arthropods, and occasionally small vertebrates. It typically gleans food from trees, shrubs, and the ground, though it sometimes hawks insects from the air. Like squirrels, blue jays are known to hide nuts for later consumption.[2] It builds an open cup nest in the branches of a tree, which both sexes participate in constructing. The clutch can contain two to seven eggs, which are blueish or light brown with brown spots. Young are altricial, and are brooded by the female for 8�12 days after hatching. They may remain with their parents for one to two months.
The bird's name derives from its noisy, garrulous nature.[3] It is sometimes called a "jaybird".
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TN Fairey
Congratulations on 3rd place tie in 'Beautiful Baby Birds' contest Darren! Beautiful capture and processing! l/f
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful photo of a baby Blue Jay, with great pose, eye contact, colors, light, perspective, post-processing, and composition, Darren! Congratulations on your Third Place Finish in the Beautiful Baby Birds Contest! F/L
Anita Faye
Darren, congratulations on 3rd Place Tie in the "Beautiful Baby Birds" Contest sponsored by Poetic Poultry Group! Gorgeous baby Blue Jay! https://fineartamerica.com/contests/beautiful-baby-birds.html
MM Anderson
Beautiful photo manipulation! I love the softness, flowing movement and the cool colors.
Melissa Bittinger
Darren, this is a stunning effect on this and he is so adorable! Wonderful work :o)