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Pica hudsonia
These birds are black and white overall with blue-green iridescent flashes in the wing and tail. The upper parts are mostly black with a white patch in the outer wing and two white stripes (“backpack straps”) on the back.
Scrub brush in the foothills
This may be one of my all time favorite pictures! I just love the colors!
Spotted on May 6, 2013
Submitted on May 6, 2013
19 Comments
Thank you Christy and Deziree!
Beautiful image Emily!
Finally getting to your pics!!! This is definitely one for the picture frames!! ;-)
Thank you Seema and Adarsha! This is one of my favorites right now! It helps when the subject cooperates, so I can't take all the credit! ;)
Very nice capture !
loved the picture..........
Thank you so much for the kind words AntónioGinjaGinja, Jakubko and LaurenZarate!
A work of art!
Spectacular photo of a spectacular bird! I can see how this can be one of your favorite pictures! It is now one of my all time favorites as well! :-)
Wow,gorgeous capture Emily,beautiful bird and great photo,congrats and thanks for sharing
Thank you Glen and Yuko! I love magpies and other corvids. They are so inquisitive, thoughtful and socially intelligent. I often find that they are more trusting of me than other birds! This was indeed true with this little guy. He let me get very close to take several pictures and was happily calling to another magpie near by while I snapped away.
What a beautiful bird and image!!
Wonderful shot!
Thank you Ava! Thank you Mona! ...I am kind of in love with this photo!
Brilliant !!! Very nice photograph..
What a lovely photo!
Thank you Noel and thank you Neil!
I love corvids of all kinds! We have magpies everywhere in Colorado and I often take them for granted. Pictures like this remind me to stop and appreciate even the most common of sights!
A beautiful photo, Emily. No wonder it's one of your favourites. Magpies (worldwide) are amazing birds. Nice find. Neil :-)
Beautiful spot!