I'm Being Trained

The bluejay used to sit in a tree, in the middle of the yard, and assault me with its rusty-screen-door cries, till I opened the kitchen door and threw him out a couple of peanuts.
Now he has refined it. He sits on this metal hook or on the back of one of my patio chairs, both of which are closer to the back door than the tree is, and he just stares intently at me, through the glass door, tilting his head from side to side as if trying to figure out why I am being so slow.

[Nick]

Great shot. Bet you're glad he's learning not to screech at you.

[Chris Cook]

You have a fantastic model and you pay him peanuts. Great shot.

[Diana]

What a great shot of this beautiful bird. I love your narrative, also the comment of Chris ;-)

[Dianne]

If only children were that easy to train...A neat shot.

[Shanne]

such a great model pose from him

[Boxplayer]

Bless him, well house trained.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

they are good at training humans 😃

[Joanne Diochon]

@nickspicsnz @koalagardens @ludwigsdiana @dide @shannejw @boxplayer @koalagardens
I am glad that he is not shrieking at me any more but I have the feeling, somehow, that it is I who am being trained and not the other way around :)

[Heather]

Great focus and dof with this shot! He is a looker, you have to give him that! Fav

[*lynn]

beautifully captured, great focus and DOF ...fav

[Laura]

Fantastic shot. Mine still shriek at me. The squirrels and chipmunks just glare at me until I take them food.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture