Blue Jay, Part 2

 

An encounter with this industrious fellow today reminded me that it's been over a year since I abruptly ceased circulating Notes from Halibut Point, after posting "Blue Jay, Part 1". I regret the sudden unexplained departure and of course the interruption to my pleasure in preparing those essays over 626 consecutive weeks.

I'd like to say it will be possible to resume the series but persistent medical hurdles prevent a return to full vigor.

Here is a belated tribute to the Blue Jay, with gratitude.

There are no other birds as raucously companionable as the Blue Jay. If you had never seen one before you would be stunned by it's spectacular plumage. That sense of glory may stay with you in a lifetime of sightings.

A stop-action camera can capture the marvel of its feathers in flight.

And once in a while the bird offers a stationary portrait on the ground.

More typically it lords over the landscape from the treetops.

Blue Jays are ever ready to put a spark in your day.