Casing The Place

Todays word is "Preparation".
The term “casing a house” is used to describe how burglars pick their target and "prepare" to break-in and this Scrub Jay was doing the same! He was watching me, the crows, the peanuts, me, the peanuts lol... These guys steal the peanuts, from the crows, only to bury them and come back for more. LOL this guy was displeased that I only threw him a few... he hopped around the tree squawking for more!
(Bonus word - "Tourmaline" - his coloring is blue tourmaline.)
Thank you for your inspo and fabulous shots of your environments and creative shots! They are inspiring and day dream traveling worthy, brightening my tiny spot on the globe :-) You inspire me to keep going with the posting and make me think and experiment - trying new shots! Be well - be the light and enjoy the balance of the weekend!!!

[John Falconer]

Great shot. Great story too.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oooh that is one lovely bir and a great capture! we don't get these here so it's always fun to see birds here that I can't see elsewhere

[Kat]

Wow gorgeous capture, love the colours of the bird and the last few leaves.

[sheri]

This bright bird amidst the few pops of color looks so festive, like he's at a party. Nice shot.

[Alexandra DG]

This is so extremely beautiful, like a postcard, love it

[Issi Bannerman]

Beautiful! Love how you've also captured a couple of remaining coloured leaves.

[spuddy]

Lovely photo. Hope you kept a firm grasp on your wallet.

[Wylie]

What a sweet little bird, and the red leaves are great. fav

[KazzaMazoo]

Stunning! The little pops of colour all over. So, so good.💙💛🧡❤️

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Perfect title, and I super love the three spots of color "framing" it. all kinds of awesome!

[Rob Z]

Fabulous composition.

[Sally Ings]

What a beautiful bird and that blue (tourmaline) is gorgeous. Complimented very nicely by the red leaves

[Jacqueline]

Beautiful bird!

[Babs]

What a gorgeous bird. Always nice to see birds from different parts of the world.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Great capture, he is sitting so pretty.

[*lynn]

Beautiful! Love the colors, DOF, composition ...FAV

[Corinne C]

Most beautiful colors on this bird!

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful in every way. Fav.

[Joyce Lancaster]

Beautiful

[Diana]

Stunning capture.

[sarah]

What a beautiful bird!! Nice

[Jean]

Fabulous capture of him! I love the color!

[Santina]

wonderful image...fav

[Chris Cook]

Well done.

[Lisa Savill]

Oh wow. Stunning capture. Instant fav.

[Jane Pittenger]

Perfect title

[Shutterbug]

Love the colors. I think the “framing” is perfect with those few red and yellow spots surrounding.

[Rick]

Super capture.

[amyK]

Cool bird; awesome shot

[Nick]

Really lovely.

[CC Folk]

fav

[John]

Great composition and beautiful bird! Well done! Nice text, too.