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Pica hudsonia
Black-billed Magpies are slightly larger than jays with much longer, diamond-shaped tails and heavier bills. In flight, their wings seem to be too short to support their graceful flight. These birds are black and white overall with blue-green iridescent flashes in the wing and tail. The upperparts are mostly black with a white patch in the outer wing and two white stripes (“backpack straps”) on the back.
Pine woods in Angel Fire, NM.
Spotted on Feb 24, 2014
Submitted on Mar 8, 2014
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