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Where: Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.
When: Saturday, 20 June 2026, 1:14pm.
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 150-500mm

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That Jay is stellar

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

another animal with no blue pigmentation btw

[–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

most blue creatures in nature don't have blue pigments, which is actual coloring. their blue color comes from the structure of their feathers, fur, or whatever else it may be. for this one the feathers are structured in a way that absorbs most light wavelengths while reflecting blue wavelengths. so basically this bird is blue for the same reason blue eyes or the skies can be blue: blue wavelength light scattering, and not actual pigmentation.

[–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That’s really interesting! Thanks!

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

my pleasure, I'm glad it's not only interesting for me lol

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I love these noisy little guys.

[–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

I actually didn’t hear their call. I’ll have to look it up.

[–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When I first heard the name of this bird, I thought it was "Stellar Jay", which IMO is a superior name.

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Stellar shot!

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Beautiful bird and a great shot!

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

That's a stunning shot, nice work!

[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Would love to see one. They look so unreal.

[–] Major_Tsiom@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

My favorite bird! I love them

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

One of my bucket list birds 💙