One of the family of magpies who are visiting my yard each day. Not sure if they are eating the bugs in the rose garden (yay!) , or the emerging tulip buds (nay!).
@laetitiapetrussa The Australian magpie is apparently unrelated to the European magpies which are corvids. In Wikipaedia it says they eat both grubs (and earthworms) and tubers, so I guess it is a bit yay/nay for me. You prompted me to learn more about the birds, so thankyou! I wasn't aware there were different subspecies across Australia either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_magpie @mikegifford thanks Mike - yes the head was the only section that was in direct sunlight
@maggiemae thanks Maggiemae - I find that especially with magpies the eyes can completely disappear into the blackness unless in fairly strong light. It took me quite a few shots to get the focus right as I was only 6 feet away and they were always 'on guard' as you can see in the stance.
@granagringa I could look at those historical images for hours and hours - the fabulous colours & the quaint 'formality' of style that has a (false) sense of man dominating nature!
@grammyn I have been swooped so many times while riding my bike that I am quite nervous whenever they are around, so I do see them as sinister! They click the beak and peck VERY hard! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhW9vpB6lGQ
@nicolecampbell ha ha - not biting the hand that feeds them!?? @deborah63 you should see the dents in my cycling helmet! They are sinister even without my help!! ;-D
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@mikegifford thanks Mike - yes the head was the only section that was in direct sunlight
@deborah63 you should see the dents in my cycling helmet! They are sinister even without my help!! ;-D
Lovely sharp, crisp image.