I took this photo of a young magpie Monday.

I think it has a really reptillian look about it.

This was the first immature I saw this year, today

while waiting for the bus we saw a half dozen or

more from several nests. One of the parent birds

was busy chasing a black squirrel thru the trees.

At present they are still being feed by the parents.

Soon, as they get larger, food will be withheld and

the immatures will being screaming. this is not a

popular part of our summer ritual.

 

Summer comes, time

for weaning fat magpie chicks

raucous noise follows

 

                                 Calender with Magpie

                               Guy