Magpie Takeoff (and one of the hazards of sharpening images)
As I was working this image up I noticed a processing challenge that often rears its ugly head with dark subjects against lighter backgrounds.
Category: Magpies and Ravens
Magpie In Flight With Nesting Material (and the frustrations of nest building)
Finding nesting material and carrying it to the nest is only the beginning of the battle.
An Angry Magpie
It isn’t often that I think I see true anger in birds. If that’s being anthropomorphic, so be it. I’m sticking to my guns.
Magpie Take-off From An Old Nest
Magpies Finding Insects To Eat In Northern Utah In January!
Magpies Building Nests Already And Ice-fishing Herons
I photographed two interesting bird behaviors yesterday morning on Antelope Island and at Farmington Bay WMA.
In Defense Of Scavengers
Black-billed Magpie – An Image That May Have Taught Me Something
A Couple Of Magpie Take-offs
Magpie With A Praying Mantis Egg Case (and an ingenious food strategy)
Juvenile Black-billed Magpie Launching From Rabbitbrush
Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk And An Annoying Magpie
I spent eleven interesting minutes with this striking red-tail as it hunted, fed and interacted with a persistent magpie.
Landing Black-billed Magpie (and a look at active focus points)
Magpie – Anticipating Take-off Direction And Getting Lucky
Typically this is a shot I would have missed because I’d have anticipated the wrong direction for take-off.
Iridescent Magpie In Flight (and an “early bird” of another species)
Before we get to the main event of this post I must report that a pleasant surprise awaited me on Antelope Island yesterday morning.
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Magpie In Flight With Nesting Material (and the frustrations of nest building)
Finding nesting material and carrying it to the nest is only the beginning of the battle.
An Angry Magpie
It isn’t often that I think I see true anger in birds. If that’s being anthropomorphic, so be it. I’m sticking to my guns.
Magpie Take-off From An Old Nest
Magpies Finding Insects To Eat In Northern Utah In January!
Magpies Building Nests Already And Ice-fishing Herons
I photographed two interesting bird behaviors yesterday morning on Antelope Island and at Farmington Bay WMA.
In Defense Of Scavengers
Black-billed Magpie – An Image That May Have Taught Me Something
A Couple Of Magpie Take-offs
Magpie With A Praying Mantis Egg Case (and an ingenious food strategy)
Juvenile Black-billed Magpie Launching From Rabbitbrush
Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk And An Annoying Magpie
I spent eleven interesting minutes with this striking red-tail as it hunted, fed and interacted with a persistent magpie.
Landing Black-billed Magpie (and a look at active focus points)
Magpie – Anticipating Take-off Direction And Getting Lucky
Typically this is a shot I would have missed because I’d have anticipated the wrong direction for take-off.
Iridescent Magpie In Flight (and an “early bird” of another species)
Before we get to the main event of this post I must report that a pleasant surprise awaited me on Antelope Island yesterday morning.