Jays

Jays at Wallington Hall.  They sneak in to pinch the peanuts when they think no-one is looking but are more comfortable with my presence than the jays in my garden.

I put the first of the photos above on my Flickr page on Tuesday and it received an astonishing (to me) nearly 5000 views in four days.  That is more than 20 times more than any of my other pictures and more than all the others put together.  I'm not sure why but a lot of people seem to like it.  The pictures below were taken this morning.

At one stage two jays were fighting for possession of the peanuts but they were too quick for the shutter speed in low light.