magpie

Maggy...posing in the garden.

One of a pair seen together in early morning light. This is the male which has darker upperpart.

One of a pair seen in morning light in a rural area. This is the female which has a greyish upperpart.

Magpie in Phoenix Park, Dublin, this morning.

Magpie; local adult. Guret; November 2012.

Hide Jobby this one...can't get near them otherwise!

Many thanks to all for the great response to my ( long ;)) landscape series ! Much appreciated. Magpie. Guret; November 2012.

Well Peeps, I will be away for a while today, as I have a dentist appointment around mid-day...Ouch!!! See y'all later.

Magpie. Guret; early November 2012.

Love them or loathe them, they are still very striking birds. I must admit it depresses me, when I meet so-called Bird lovers who say they actually hate this species or that species. I just don't understand that attitude at all. When it comes to the magpie they start waxing lyrical about how...

Magpie; adult. Guret; October 2012.

Two more shots from through the kitchen window

Well Peeps, I managed a beach walk yesterday, and it was the first time I've seen the Turnstones amongst the fishing boats since their return from their northern breeding grounds. Only about a dozen of em, along with 50 plus Great black-backed Gulls, and a similar amount of Herring Gulls...

Magpie;adult. Guret; October 2012.

Magpie; adult. Guret, October 2012.

Moulting & looking a bit rough.

Australian Magpie --Immature.