Photo of the Day! Gray Jay

Nikon D90, Nikkor 300mm f2.8, ISO 640, f5.6, 1/320

This photo was taken in northern Minnesota early last winter. This was one of the few photos I have used my Nikkor 300mm without the TC14 attach. The Gray Jays have little fear of people allowing to use shorter focal lengths.

Photo of the Day! Gray Jay pt.II

Nikon D90, Nikkor 300mm f2.8, ISO 1000, f3.5

Here is another photo from last winter in northern Minnesota. I'm really looking forward to try this same shot with my D7000! To get this shot I had to pre-focus just behind the tree a couple of inches and wait for the bird to fly into the space.

Photo of the Day! Gray Jays Interaction!

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 500mm f/4 AFS, manual focus, manual exposure, auto ISO, ISO 900, f/5.6, 1/800

This image is from last weekend in northern Minnesota. While working with some cooperative Gray Jay I really wanted multiple subjects and hopefully some interaction between the two. Since I was using a fixed focal length lens I needed to back up a bit so I could get two birds in the scene. After a little bit of patience I ended up with this photo!