Photographer Captures Breathtaking Close-Up Photos of Blue Jays in Her Own Backyard

A photographer and bird lover who’s befriended blue jays in her backyard has captured an incredible series of close-ups, showing the little birds in all their colorful glory, and proving that the wonders of nature are never far away.
Jessica Kirste, 43, of Linden, New Jersey, has taken photos of blue jays for years. However, finding herself more at home in the spring of 2021, she became more interested in this particular subject.
(Courtesy of Jessica Kirste)
“It started in my upstairs window,” Jessica told The Epoch Times. “I would sit on my ottoman and throw unsalted shelled peanuts out the window, and watch them fly in for them while photographing mostly portraits when they would land on the wires. Then I decided I was going to make it a goal to get blue jays in flight.”

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