A random capture from this past weekend. I was actually hiking to get a closer look at a different critter when this gorgeous Blue Jay landed in a tree right in front of me seeming to ask to have its picture taken. I of course obliged it and it then headed off to continue on its morning routine.
![A beautiful Blue Jay in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vsFjJwo8JRU/WnIBFiqg7hI/AAAAAAAAjZA/5jxBbMCSxlwc6LhyaLOaWJdUqGFUqLE0ACJoC/s710/2018-01-28%2B08-43-49%2B-%2B0059-Edit.jpg)