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To the Beauty of Birds

The closer you can get to a bird the better and more exquisitely detailed the photograph. My wife and I spend a week each year fishing at Lake Mary at Mammoth Lakes, CA. Her brother often joins us. I told him I would like the get some close up pictures of the Steller's Jays Cyanocitta stelleri and Clarke's Nutcrackers so common in the area. I planned to put some breadcrumbs on the banister just a few feet from the camera tripod. This plan was greeted with considerable skepticism but five minutes later both birds were vying for the crumbs only a few feet away.

The 2000 series Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri photos were taken in the gardens of the Inn at Greenwood Pier in Elk, CA. This again allowed me to test the utilityof breas crumbs. I placed a series of crumbs along a fence getting closer and closer to us. With increased displays of bravery it eventually got too close to photogra[h with my telephoto.

Steller's Jay