Blue Jay posing in the rain.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Blue Jays can be quite nervous, but they do love being fed. These guys were coming in for some cracked corn that I spread out on the rock. I thought the rain made for nice inclement feel to the image. Quite low light, but once in a while one of the individuals would pose long enough for some sharp images.

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, aperture priority, evaluative metering, 1/80s.m f/6.3, ISO 800, natural light, handheld.

[Harshad Barve]

lovely species , nice compo and BG , rain drops adding here
TFS

[Mital Patel]

beautiful shot and capture. tad sharp. a round of NR required over the bg to me. rain strokes adding lot to the frame. how if we crop the bottom a bit ? just personal thoughts.

[Graham Smith.]

nice shot Dan,
Nice BG and interesting perch. The rain of course gives the image a unique feel.
I agree with the composition you've chosen.

[Clement Francis]

Very sweet the bird looks among the rains. The perch too is a very natural one and over all a great shot

[Danny J Brown]

Hi Daniel: Rain droplets always seem to add something to a shot. Its funny how bluejays have the tendency to crouch down like that, always a little nervous. The photo reminded me of several of my bluejay shots where they are in the same position. Thanks.

[Marina Scarr]

Love the way the rain adds another element to this capture. You have wonderful colors and details here. I've been considering adding the 100-400 to my gear. So many people advise against it. However, I see that you consistently made wonderful pictures with it. Thank you for sharing.

[James Salywoda]

I really like the falling rain it makes for an nice composition. Sweet Shot Daniel!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan no sunflower seeds this time. I like the pose, and love the different hue's of blues on the Jay. Good job with the sharpness for that slow ss. Well done.

[Betsie Storm]

I like everything about this image, the rain makes it special. That soft light is hard to beat!

[John Ippolito]

Just a beautiful image, Daniel. Details, saturation, and rich looking BG are very nice, and the rain streaks are a nice accent!

[scott benson]

perfect shot well caught.