Black-billed Magpies At Their Nest There’s no middle ground with magpies – most folks seem to either love them or loathe them. Continue reading
Magpie Rising In Iridescent Splendor Iridescence in Black-billed Magpies is fleeting but quite spectacular when you can catch the light just right. Continue reading
Hatch Year Black-billed Magpies At Takeoff Magpies along with many other birds have been relatively scarce on Antelope Island since the wildfire in July. Continue reading
Anatomy Of A Magpie Nest Due to changing conditions I’m finally getting a better look at this interesting and complex nest. Continue reading
Landing Black-billed Magpie I like these images not because they’re flashy but because they’re just a little bit different. Continue reading
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