Blue Jays Mating

Rare footage of Blue Jay's courtship behavior, mating dance, and copulation.
Recorded on April 22, 2022 in Vermont with the Panasonic GH6 and 100-400mm. Shot in 4k 120fps VLOG and edited in Davinci Resolve 17. Added the V-log to V-709 LUT with basic color corrections. Sharpened and stabilized in post.
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[@jellyapplecube4624]

So these are Mordecai’s parents huh?

[@8ball916]

mordecai

[@hets810]

Cute video!

[@tomsprincessa3905]

Ok… thank you for this video… it answers the question I had about what I saw this morning 😂😂😂😂

[@InterstateRaziTV]

Very Lovely!

[@faefiercevulpine6990]

Great footage!

[@brooklyndemme8333]

Hi Ben,
May I use this incredible footage in a film project I'm working on? I can offer a small honorarium.

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BirdHub

[@MrTifoso31]

Lovely shots 😊

[@TheGreenarrow88]

Oh my. Scandalous.

[@tina-uq3jj]

Great

[@magicfeathers]

Great sharing. 💖💖