Blue Jay Nest

I'll expect you to think, perhaps out loud, that this is pretty crummy photo when you see it.  I will agree.  There is a back story: A pair of blue jays are building a nest outside my office window, so I did what any one would do; I took a camera to work, turned out the lights,  and stood in an office chair to get a better vantage point.  Conditions for excellent photos were not at all present - it was rainy, windy, and dark outside, but I clicked off a few exposures anyway.  This is not a great photo, however it is to me at least, better than no photo.

Last spring a pair of mourning doves built a nest in a similar spot outside that allowed me a clear view.  I could not wait untill there were eggs in the nest, and then baby birdies, and I would bring my camera gear to the office and capture fantastic images.  Before this could happen, the tree trimmers came and cut down the branches that were supporting that nest before I ever took even one picture.  I did not even take a bad picture - opportunity gone, no record at all.

So this spring I hope to be ready when a good photo opp presents itself while keeping one eye out for tree trimmers who I will run off if need be.  I don't feel the pressure to get a 'shot of a lifetime' every time I shoot now and this poor shot is at least a record of these jays and their nest.

JRT