Blue Jay on ice

Possibly my favorite bird photograph ever. I spent hours inside a blind in freezing rain waiting for birds to perch near my feeders. This handsome Blue Jay arrived and offered several poses at just 15 feet. The ice on his feathers was something I'd never seen, and lends a unique view into the life of a wintertime bird.

 

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Uploaded on November 9, 2014
Taken on February 21, 2008