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Yellow-billed Magpie
jmorlan

Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)

This long-tailed, flamboyant species is confined to California's Central Valley and foothills. It is California's only truly endemic bird, having never been recorded in any other state. Their population has been hit hard in recent years by West Nile Virus. Magpies are highly social, living in loose colonies. Nests are large twig structures which are domed over on the top and have a hole in the side.
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Location
Coyote Valley, Morgan Hill, California, USA
Date taken
09 January 2021
Scientific name
Pica nuttalli
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Kits
What a smart magpie and a great portrait, Joseph.
 
AnnaBird360
This photograph of a magpie is magnificent! I love how you shot him with his beak open squaking.
 
delia todd
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That's a right handsome magpie this one Joe.

You've taken a terrific picture of him my friend. Well done.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
52
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250
ISO
100
Filename
Yellow-billedMagpieIMG_5665a.jpg
File size
147.5 KB
Date taken
Sat, 09 January 2021 2:24 PM
Dimensions
800px x 588px

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