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Telescopic Bird Portraits

Blue Jays

Original close-up photographs taken through a Nikon D80 at 450mm and a Nikon Fieldscope at 1500mm. Click any image to view full size.

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Nikon D80 · 450mm

Blue Jays Up Close

Captured with a Nikon D80 at 450mm focal length — bold colors and striking crests.


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Nikon Fieldscope · 1500mm

Extreme Telephoto Portraits

Shot through the Nikon Fieldscope setup at 1500mm — feather detail you wouldn't believe from a backyard setup.


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Classic Portraits

In a Mulberry Tree & In the Snow

Don't miss the snow shot — the blue against white is spectacular.


Blue jay in Mulberry tree
Blue jay in the snow
Video

Cracking Open a Sunflower Seed

A blue jay works through a sunflower seed — watch the beak and eye in real time.


A blue jay cracking open a sunflower seed.

Western Relative

Steller's Jay

A relative of the Blue Jay found west of the Rockies — darker plumage, prominent crest.


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