Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) |
Head Shot: Black-billed Magpie |
I photographed this Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) in a parking lot at Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. As we unloaded some gear from the car, this individual flew down to the pavement from a nearby tree and landed right next to us. It seemed unafraid of people, and my hunch is that this bird had a history of being fed by tourists.
I wouldn't go so far as to say the bird was "tame" but it certainly was an unusually cooperative model. This afforded me a nice opportunity to get some great close-up photos of the Magpie, including the one below, in which you can actually see my reflection in the bird's eye!
2 comments:
Lovely "Macro" pictures of Magpie, a bit different with our Oriental Magpie Robin here.
may i use one of these images for a creative project.
i just want to add some text to the image and use it for the sticker on the face of some CDs.
i'm making an album about magpies/superstitions.
i'll of course credit you on the inside of the CD case for ur incredible photography!
no worries if not :)
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