Sunday 8 February 2015

Pie

Magpie Versailles pie
VDP remembers magpies from her childhood but it seems we have more and more of them, far more than when she was a kid!

VDP se souvient des pies de son enfance mais il semblerait que nous en ayons de plus en plus !

22 comments:

Revrunner said...

Seem to adapt very well to urban environments from what I have observed.

William Kendall said...

What a beauty! I don't know if they're in this area.

Unknown said...

Same here, more and more. Aren't they attracted to shiny objects or is that an old wives tale? Taxi picture tomorrow...

Lowell said...

Well, you are lucky. This is a beauty, and so far as I know, there aren't any in this part of Florida.

Randy said...

We have an area about an hour north of Santa Fe where you can see them. They never travel this far south.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Cool capture Ciel, heaps of them here too Ciel, they can be aggressive around nesting time.

Bob Crowe said...

You car confusing untraveled English speakers, but for a good reason.

La cachette à Josette said...

ainsi que de ces sales pigeons très envahissants !

Anonymous said...

Hope you saluted him?!

GreensboroDailyPhoto said...

Perfect composition. It was as if he waited for you. (Hope you didn't stand under him for too long)!

Janis
GDP

maryaustria said...

A great capture!

EG CameraGirl said...

I have never seen a magpie!

Aimeecakes said...

Magpies freak me out a little, but our ones don't seem as pretty as yours

Birdman said...

Heard of them many times in literature, but this might be the first time I ever have seen one closeup. Ever.

Sharon said...

Such a pretty bird!

Wayne said...

I was thinking more like apple or cherry :-)

Small City Scenes said...

They're all over EW but won't hold still long enough for me to get a good pic.
MB

VP said...

I don't know why, but it is the same here, there are so many...

Anonymous said...

Les jolis bourgeons sont pas mal non plus ...

RedPat said...

There are none here. Great pic, Ciel!

Jack said...

Magpies. I know the name but don't have any experience with these birds.

Lois said...

This is one bird I have never seen in person! I would love it if we had them here.