Chasing the Buzz – Blue Jay at Kleinstuck
This split-second moment, captured at Kleinstuck Nature Preserve in Kalamazoo, Michigan, shows a Blue Jay mid-leap, wings fully extended, launching upward in pursuit of a bumblebee drifting through its airspace. The timing is uncanny — the bird’s posture sharp and alert, the bee just ahead, the scene framed perfectly against the preserve’s summer greens.
It’s a wild, spontaneous burst of energy from one of Michigan’s most striking and vocal songbirds, frozen in motion. The lifted wing, the focused gaze, and the chaotic beauty of nature’s interactions make this image both dramatic and unexpectedly playful.
This split-second moment, captured at Kleinstuck Nature Preserve in Kalamazoo, Michigan, shows a Blue Jay mid-leap, wings fully extended, launching upward in pursuit of a bumblebee drifting through its airspace. The timing is uncanny — the bird’s posture sharp and alert, the bee just ahead, the scene framed perfectly against the preserve’s summer greens.
It’s a wild, spontaneous burst of energy from one of Michigan’s most striking and vocal songbirds, frozen in motion. The lifted wing, the focused gaze, and the chaotic beauty of nature’s interactions make this image both dramatic and unexpectedly playful.
This split-second moment, captured at Kleinstuck Nature Preserve in Kalamazoo, Michigan, shows a Blue Jay mid-leap, wings fully extended, launching upward in pursuit of a bumblebee drifting through its airspace. The timing is uncanny — the bird’s posture sharp and alert, the bee just ahead, the scene framed perfectly against the preserve’s summer greens.
It’s a wild, spontaneous burst of energy from one of Michigan’s most striking and vocal songbirds, frozen in motion. The lifted wing, the focused gaze, and the chaotic beauty of nature’s interactions make this image both dramatic and unexpectedly playful.