Lovely bird. Magpies are very intelligent and inquisitive, but in my experience also very wary and take flight at the slightest offence. They are beautiful birds, especially in the right light when they sport all the shades of black that Death’s garden can offer.
Yes. Magpie.
I guess a youngster because it was not at all afraid of me.
“I am fearless because I can flllllyyyyyyy!”
I think this youngster was on a serious mission of “food! feeeeed meeeee!”
So, that’s what a Turtle Island magpie looks like.
Is that the deck that was rebuilt last year?
Yes. That’s the newish deck.
Lovely bird. Magpies are very intelligent and inquisitive, but in my experience also very wary and take flight at the slightest offence. They are beautiful birds, especially in the right light when they sport all the shades of black that Death’s garden can offer.