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australian magpie

  1. The Australian magpie's 3rd wheel

    The Australian magpie's 3rd wheel

    Australian magpies show a lot of tolerance for noisy miners and I've often seen a single miner or a few, accompanying a magpie for no obvious reason. This noisy miner came between a mated pair (female in foreground, male in background). The magpies were foraging in the grass. The miner looked at...
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Bird on a wire

    Bird on a wire

    With the tide well out, there weren't many birds close enough for photography, so we started making our way back home. Another young Magpie was waiting to show us the way.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie australian magpie juvenile gymnorhina tibicen little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Young

    Young

    I had a little wander round the houses in the early evening. The only bird I saw was this Australian Magpie. rather nicely lit by the sinking sun. I'm not too sure if this is a juvenile or immature magpie. You can tell it's young by the brownish plumage.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie australian magpie juvenile immature gymnorhina tibicen little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Keeping a low profile

    Keeping a low profile

    In the morning, a juvenile Australian Magpie was sitting on the fence in deep shade - I've managed to lighten it a little.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie australian magpie juvenile gymnorhina tibicen gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie
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    • australian magpie gymnorhina tibicen
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Friendly

    Friendly

    This was a rather friendly Australian Magpie, who used to come in on occasion and entertain June, who fed him in payment LOL. It was the only one she fed. This is one of the two the white-backed subspecies; I believe this one has more white than the other, but don't quote me on that LOL as I've...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie dorsalis gymnorhina tibicen gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Braving the heat

    Braving the heat

    We eventually wound our way to the top of the hill where the war memorial is. Such a beautiful and peaceful setting. Little shade, though so very hot in the afternoon sun. An Australian Magpie seemed to be the only bird around, didn't see or hear anything else while up there.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie gymnorhina tibicen nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Australian Magpies

    Australian Magpies

    I think this is an adult magpie teaching its young one the art of survival or telling it, it is time to go. When you have backyard birds it's amazing what you get to see.
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    • australia australian birds australian magpie backyard birds birds magpie nikon coolpix p-900
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Silhouette

    Silhouette

    Another black and white bird silhouetted against the greyness of the sky. It seems ages since I showed you an Australian Magpie.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian magpie gymnorhina tibicen hogwash bend conservation park nikon coolpix p900 november south australia waikerie
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Another tree of character

    Another tree of character

    They seem to be popular, but there really wasn't much choice of tree to sit in LOL. However, this Australian Magpie found it. This is a black-backed magpie, some have white backs. Perhaps Peter is able to nail down the actual subspecies for me? Unlike our magpies, the Australian ones have a...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian magpie black-backed flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie
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    • australian magpie gymnorhina tibicen
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Alone

    Alone

    Australian Magpies aren't related to corvids and they're quite alone as there's no other species in the genus Gymnorhina. That genus is now part of the woodswallow and butcherbird family of Artamidae; though it has been moved around somewhat in different families. Wonder if it'll get moved...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian magpie gold coast gymnorhina tibicen mount nimmel nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Australian Magpie & Nankeen Kestrel

    Australian Magpie & Nankeen Kestrel

    Australian Magpie & Nankeen Kestrel
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Unsure

    Unsure

    The rain hadn't yet greened things up much, but this young Australian Magpie didn't seem to mind, think he was just relieved to have had some rain!
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian magpie blackbutt gymnorhina tibicen juvenile/immature nikon coolpix p900 october queensland taromeo
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Maggie with company

    Maggie with company

    An Australian Magpie was another species attracted to Hans' garden, here he is with one of the many Rainbow Lorikeets that visited too.
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    • 2019 australia australian magpie blackbutt gymnorhina tibicen nikon coolpix p900 october queensland rainbow lorikeet taromeo trichoglossus moluccanus
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Teenager

    Teenager

    We rounded a corner of the path and came across a young Australian Magpie was on the path.
    • delia todd
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    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Lonely

    Lonely

    Although there are several subspecies, Australian Magpie is the only species in the Genus Gymnorhina. We had moved onto the Eddie Santagiuliana Way park, a couple of miles from the bats, and found him on his own foraging in the grass.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian magpie brisbane eddie santagiuliana way fuji finepix hs50 gymnorhina tibicen queensland september
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Maggie

    Maggie

    Despite the numbers of people at the top of Mount Coot-tha, this Australian Magpie seemed quite unfazed and wandered around their fee quite unfazed.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian magpie brisbane fuji finepix hs50 gymnorhina tibicen mount coot-tha queensland september
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie
    • thunor
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    • australian magpie gymnorhina tibicen
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie

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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Young maggie

    Young maggie

    On the way back from the hide there, rather against the light, was a(nother?) young Magpie up on the power lines.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie gymnorhina tibicen juvenile/immature little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Maggie

    Maggie

    Wandering round the houses later on I managed to spot this Magpie high up in a tree. The light was just about right on him too I think.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie gymnorhina tibicen little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. A juvie

    A juvie

    A few from the garden before we went off for the day. Starting off with this juvenile Australian Magpie, still seemingly wondering what life is about and where to go for stuff!!!
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australian magpie dorsalis gymnorhina tibicen juvenile/immature little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Maggie

    Maggie

    This was a very friendly Magpie, that came to the house to be fed. June only fed this one. They have a very pretty song these guys. Sadly I only heard it the once. I kept my phone at the ready to record it too, but no-one else burst into song for me.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie gymnorhina tibicen little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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