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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Magpie Take-off From An Old Nest Local Black-billed Magpies are already showing interest in spring activities. Continue reading
Magpies Finding Insects To Eat In Northern Utah In January! My telephoto lens often allows me to see things that surprise me. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie – An Image That May Have Taught Me Something As a photographer I try to learn from my images and this one has me wondering… Continue reading
A Couple Of Magpie Take-offs I finally found a few semi-cooperative birds on Antelope Island yesterday morning. Continue reading
Magpie With A Praying Mantis Egg Case (and an ingenious food strategy) Yesterday morning I photographed a magpie with a new (for me) twist in its diet. Continue reading
Juvenile Black-billed Magpie Launching From Rabbitbrush I love it when iridescence flashes back at me from Black-billed Magpies in flight. Continue reading
Landing Black-billed Magpie (and a look at active focus points) My appreciation of magpies as photographic subjects continues to grow. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Magpie Ballet With A Stick Ballet and sticks may not typically go together but that combination still comes to mind whenever I see this image. Continue reading
Magpie Colors And Photographic Goals I find it helpful to set photographic goals even though some of them may never be attained and only frustration results. Continue reading
An Entire Magpie Landing Sequence At 10 Frames Per Second Photographing a bird as it lands is much more difficult than when it is taking off. Continue reading