The Elusive Blue Jay

I finally captured {sort of} The Elusive Blue Jay that has been hanging around our front yard.  He is super shy and only comes around when everything is calm and no one is around.  I've been waiting for him every morning for a few weeks now. Because he is so shy, I have to keep the blinds in our office tilted/just slightly open so that he can't see me through the window {which is why the picture attached is hazy}. I sit in the office, drink my coffee, facebook, do homework or whatever and wait. 

Finally, this morning, my waiting was over!  I was able to grab my camera, click it over to the manual focus  {so that it would focus on the bird and not the window blinds} and take four shots all while just hoping for the best.  Unfortunately, the only photo of the four that is worth sharing is this one; with the Blue Jay facing away from me.

Regardless, I'm pretty excited to of finally captured The Elusive Blue Jay in my front yard amongst the Jerusalem Sage and the Daylillies!    

Wordless{ish} Wednesday | Morning Visit

My Wednesday morning visitor ~ a female hummingbird. 

We visited over coffee {for me} & nectar {for her} and she didn't seem to mind me taking pictures of her first thing in the morning; bed head and all.