A more detailed post about the incredibly beautiful Lake Tahoe area in California will need more time than I have right now…but here are a few photographs of the

STELLER’S JAY (thank you, !

It’s a very common bird around this area….

and we saw them at both Emerald Bay, and then at Eagle Falls Trail…

They would come and go in flashes of beautiful blue….

Don’t feel “Jay” of me….I’m trying my level best to share all of it with you!

…and don’t you agree these are good birding pics for the MLC2 (SX10)?

Update: here’s a video of the Jay hopping over the bridge across Eagle Falls, taken on 190809…alas, what a harsh call the bird has!