The morning air was sweet
with the songs of birds
back from their winter retreat
Atop the beech tree, I saw
the blue and white of blue jays
I was quite in awe
to see four birds all at once
Have they caught their worms
to party like old friends?
But then, quick as wink
all four took to the skies
with a rush of wings
they vanished before my eyes
and up, up on the tallest maple
they just as soon materialized.
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Blue jays are a rare sight in our yard. I wonder whether the reason I rarely see them is that they are a morning bird and I am not. However, one early morning some days ago, I heard the unmistakable cawing of blue jays. I was barely able to locate them when, elusive as they are, they flew away. Two of them went to the highest branch of the tallest maple tree in our yard while the other pair flew farther away into the neighbor’s tree. I aimed my camera (with a 200mm lens) at random and the picture above was the best shot I got. I was pleasantly surprised to see the action captured in the photo. I cropped a good chunk of the picture to show the birds better.
This is wonderful.
Thanks. 😊
Delightful! Blue Jays are year round in our area. They frequently visit our
feeders in the winter and scold my husband in the morning if he is too slow
bringing out the peanuts!
I am envious. We do not have as many birds in our yard – maybe because we are too sparing with the treats. 🙂 There used to be birdfeeders in the bushes of our home. But silly me (I am so much wiser in hindsight), I had them removed when we cleaned out the yard when we first moved in and did not have the good sense to put the feeders back. We might just have had a nicer relationship with the winged friends had I been wiser.
I really liked the expression. Sweet.
Please see my response to the theme: https://wordpress.com/post/satyaanveshan.wordpress.com/681
will do. 🙂
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Birds, a constant delight between heaven and earth.
Great capture and i love the poem that described your heart sentiments 🙂
i hope not to turn my back on blogging again, i miss the community here — although, I am rather sad that there have been many who have not written much lately. wishing you well, Imelda
Nice form. The charmer looks as if he/she is swimming in the sky. Good job catching it with your lens and shutter.
Always good to see a different bird but guess it’s early risers that do get the worms and see the birds!
Beautiful capture and poem too Imelda!!!