There is a family of three Magpies frequent the garden, though now it seems most often it will just be the juvenile spends most time here
another of the big plus' having the birds in your gardens - Magpie has found a Curl Grub; a win-win there for both of us.
comical glance at me as I sat just outside the back door with my camera
mostly preferring to drink from this very shallow dish, which was meant for the Superb Fairy Wrens.
and singing nicely
It is written there that an uncommon name for the Magpie, is the Flute-bird - and it is so apt really, though I'd never heard that reference before.
another handsome b&w bird you have. :) the juvenile is cute.
ReplyDeleteHa, what a nice bird, I love that time, feeding hour.
ReplyDeletei enjoy the worm (or is that a bug?) shot. so neat. "action shot" i guess you would call it. ( :
ReplyDeleteI do like the call of the magpie.
ReplyDeleteMerle........
I have never seen a magpie in texas, not sure if they come here or now. I have seen them in Colorado, but didn't pay attention to their call. will have to go listen and pay attention. Very good that he was eating that grub. Not fun to have in your garden.
ReplyDeleteThey are quite different to our Magpies Carole although the same black and white colours.
ReplyDeleteAre these just as noisy as ours.{:))
Cool looking Magpies! A little different than the Magpie I see here in the states! Great shots!
ReplyDeleteRoy: the magpies aren't raucous like our Wattle birds but they're quite loud of course but to me, it is a melodic song. Did you listen to the mp3? to compare notes??
ReplyDeleteWhat pictures so beautiful Carole!
ReplyDeleteI really like!
a kiss :)
What an exotic sound. I love it. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteWhat a dashing bird!
ReplyDeleteWonderful comments and photos of the Magpie. A friend recently introduced me to the book Corvus, A Life with Birds by Esther Woolfson. She tells wonderful tales of Ravens, Crows and Magpies that anyone who loves these birds will appreciate.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Jo
I love the sound of Magpies singing ... it's so very Australian. I wonder if they're to be found in other countries?
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful Magpie this is.
ReplyDeleteHere in the Netherlands they are so not.
Very well photographed Coraole, compliments.
Nice pics of the magpie - looks like a big bird about the size of a crow or raven ?
ReplyDeleteRamakrishnan - yes I would say similar size to those birds
ReplyDeleteDianne: yes they are in various parts of Europe but differ from our Australian Magpie. It would be interesting to compare their calls
Great photos of your Magpie Carole. He is lovely!
ReplyDeleteMarvelous photos of this Magpie. Very close and clear.
ReplyDeleteBest regards Synnöve
Your magpie in Australia is totally unrelated to corvid magpie in other parts of the world, Carole. I think it was called a magpie purely based on its familiar black-and-white plumage.
ReplyDeletewhat a handsome bird, looks quite different to our magpie,
ReplyDeleteWhat a good bird eating the bad grubs! The young one is cute. "Our" magpie sounds more like a crow than a flute if I remember correctly (we used to see them in Eastern Washington, but never here, so I might not remember correctly.)
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots of the magpie.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot !
ReplyDeleteGreat close-up shots! I love the one of him peeking around the branch!
ReplyDeleteThey are quite different to our Magpies Carole!Great photos!Wish you a nice day!
ReplyDeleteDimi...
Great shots. They are great singers & imitators. I think we share the same Magpies with you here in New Zealand.
ReplyDeleteNeat! I can't recall seeing a magpie before. Maybe in Hawaii?
ReplyDeleteWonderful bird portraits! They do seem to be posing for you:>
ReplyDeleteHI Carole Great shots of the Magpie. As Roy says, our Magpies are very noisy birds and I have never heard it 'sing'.
ReplyDeleteYour model did a good job of posing!!!
ReplyDeleteJan
Also this magpie looks very different than the Magpies in the Netherlands :-) Very nice series :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Carole! We don't have Magpies in our part of the country, only in the western U.S.
ReplyDeleteI'd truly love to see them some day! In the meantime, I'll enjoy your wonderful photographs.
Love the colors and big beak on these guys! Very handsome!
ReplyDeleteLovely images Carole. I'm rather partial to Magpies and that juvenile is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of these birds. They are very different looking from the Magpies we have here. That young one did look very comical.
ReplyDeleteIt does sound like a flute... I understand that they are very intelligent too.... Great post for Nature Notes... Michelle
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