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Blue Birds

A gallery of our Bluebirds; including some examples and information about their mascot; the real Bluebirds and bluish birds in our neighborhoods and of course plenty of action photographs from softball practice and games. All images were shot RAW and converted to jpegs for on line viewing. Most of these images are only proofs and have received little processing to the RAW files or photoshop work for color, contrast, cropping, straightening, etc. If you wish to order a print of any images, I'll re-process from the original RAW files, crop, straighten, and adjust for optimal color, tone curves sharpness etc.

For print info and order information and special team pricing: http://www.jamesmcgrewimaging.com/Sports/Little-League/Blue-Birds-Price-List/16913698_RGQkCq#1278112918_LX4kcF8
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  • My best photograph of our team's actual mascot; A Female Western Bluebird, Dundee HIlls, OR.  Copyright, ©2009 James McGrew
  • Male Western Bluebird, Dundee HIlls, OR.  Copyright, ©2009 James McGrew  <br />
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The male looks similar to the female only with more intense coloration and a blue "hood" over its head.  Western Bluebirds exhibits a beautiful display of color and eloquent song.  But the introduced European Starling which nests in similar cavities is more aggressive and excels around humans.  So, the Western Blue Birds have been extirpated from most of their former habitat, especially in urban areas.  Conservation biologists monitor the birds and construct nest boxes in effort to restore populations of these beautiful songbirds.
  • European Starling, introduced into NY Central Park,  has displaced the native Western Bluebirds from our Neighborhoods in Lake Oswego.  ©2011, James McGrew
  • Seller's Jay showing its characteristic plumage and tuft of feathers on its head.  Members of the Corvidae, Jays are highly intelligent, and usually quite adaptable.
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  • Steller's Jay staring right at my lens.  He was at least 40 feet up in the tree but apparently my presence was enough to keep his attention.
  • Western Scrub Jay lands in search of seeds and invertebrates on the ground.  Related to the Steller's Jay,  and a member of the Corvidae family, Scrub Jays are common in open chaparral and oak savanna and woodlands as well as our neighborhoods in L.O.
  • Western Scrub Jay, Hazelnut and Oregon White Oak.  Copyright, ©2011 James McGrew
  • Western Scrub Jay atop a pine tree near my studio.
  • A Male Western Scrub Jay Perched atop a huge old White oak, framed by Flowering Plum Blossoms in the foreground.
  • Male with food in his mouth dives from the apex after spotting a female on a lower branch....
  • The Male lands next to the female and proceeds to flirt with her...<br />
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Male: "Hey there cutie.  You have a beautiful call.  Can I get you a bite to eat?"<br />
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Female: "ooh....why yes thank you"
  • Male:  "Here ya go..."<br />
Female:  "Oh thank you... uh, uhhh, ummm"
  • Female: "uh, I can't quite get it you need to let go.."<br />
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Male: "um just a little a bit longer..."
  • Female: "we've been bill locked long enough, now give me the food please!!!"<br />
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Male:  "uh wait, I'm actually kinda hungry.  Maybe just the next one..."
  • Female:  "gimme!"<br />
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Male: "No"
  • Male: "just one kiss, lose my food and she sends me off in search of more food already.   Man this is for the birds."<br />
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Female:  "Ahhhhhhhh."
  • Female:  "its good to be a girl in spring time"  ;)
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