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  1. Magpie

    Magpie

    This magpie landed extremely close to me, allowing for some nice detail.
  2. Eurasian magpie

    Eurasian magpie

    This one is everywhere here. Was easier to ID. Unless I got it all wrong lol
  3. Magpie with nest material

    Magpie with nest material

  4. In the pink

    In the pink

    I don't often take photos of Magpies. Not that they aren't beautiful, but I'm mostly holding out for the perfect pose and light showing their iridescence. But the pink background caught me here.
  5. Christmas present

    Christmas present

    Christmas eve found us back at the Mause feeders. Couldn't believe my eyes when this Eurasian Magpie called in for his dinner! It had been nearly a year since we'd caught sight of one there (back in February!). What a lovely Christmas present eh! They're still such a rarity here.
  6. Eurasian Magpie

    Eurasian Magpie

  7. Roadside magpie

    Roadside magpie

    Looking for birds along the roads ... 😀
  8. Steppin' Out

    Steppin' Out

    Eurasian Magpie, through window glass. Thank you for your comments, and good birding! John
  9. eurasian magpie

    eurasian magpie

  10. Video: Magpie Bird Preens a Muntjac Deer at RSPB Rye Meads, Hertforshire, UK 05th June 2023

    Video: Magpie Bird Preens a Muntjac Deer at RSPB Rye Meads, Hertforshire, UK 05th June 2023

    Eurasian magpie preens a male Muntjac deer at RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire, UK, 05th June 2023 (Preening starts @00:28). Magpies and deer sometimes display a symbiotic relationship where the deer will tolerate the magpie on its back in return for the magpie removing ectoparasites such as fleas...
  11. Magpie impression

    Magpie impression

  12. 01101001

    Strange Magpie sound, 7 Mar, Central Poland

    I believe these sounds were repeated over and over by at least one Magpie perched on a treetop. I'd never heard it before and wonder what they could be or what function they could serve. A subsong would be my best bet, but isn't it too loud for a subsong, and shouldn't a subsong be more varied...
  13. Eurasian Magpie

    Eurasian Magpie

    Thank you for your comments, stay safe and well, and good birding! John
  14. Magpie

    Magpie

    Another comic strip showing a pair of magpies either just having fun, or as a prelude to Spring
  15. Eurasian Magpie

    Eurasian Magpie

    Thank you for your comments, stay safe and well, and good birding! John
  16. Christmas treats 3

    Christmas treats 3

    I used to be a bit frustrated that the magpies would manage to untie the Xmas treats and fly away with them. This year they didn't do that. Also this year I hung up enough "cookies" that a magpie or two could be enjoying cookies and there would still be others available for the smaller birds.
  17. 01101001

    Common Magpie subspecies

    OK, I've been a little bit torn between posting it here, in Bird Identification Q&A and in Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature. While browsing through photos of Common Magpies in the Macaulay Library, I noticed an interesting feature: the white cross stripe above the rump varies in thickness between...
  18. Eurasian Magpie

    Eurasian Magpie

    Thank you for your comments, stay safe and well, and good birding! John
  19. Eurasian Magpie

    Eurasian Magpie

    Thank you for your comments, stay safe and well, and good birding! John
  20. Escaped

    Escaped

    Back in August, a cousin and her husband visited Scotland and we arranged to meet up at Loch Leven RSPB reserve, as it was about half-way between us. It was good to catch up with them after many years. This reserve used to be called Vane Farm. We had lunch there then a wander round the reserve...
  21. Magpies (Pica pica)

    Magpies (Pica pica)

    Magpies (Pica pica) are increasingly widespread and croaking. Do you also notice them increasing in your areas?
  22. Groups of Magpies (Pica pica)

    Groups of Magpies (Pica pica)

    Groups of Magpies (Pica pica) patrolling from one place to another.
  23. Band of Magpies (Pica pica)

    Band of Magpies (Pica pica)

    Group of Magpies (Pica pica) intent on patrolling the territory
  24. Magpie grazes (Pica pica)

    Magpie grazes (Pica pica)

    Magpie (Pica pica) in winter grazes in the meadow in search of food.
  25. Eurasian Magpie

    Eurasian Magpie

    Thank you for your comments, stay safe and well. John
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