When my son was 2 or 3, we had a swing from a pine tree branch over the driveway. One day while pushing him, a piece of bratwurst fell from higher branches and landed under him. A crow hopped around looking for his lost meal then flew off.
What a great shot! The magpies around my aunt’s place in eastern Washington are so shy, any little movement sends them flapping away. Still have yet to get a decent pic.
HI, I think this guy had been spending some time in the picnic grounds of Rock Mountain National Park and thus was acclimated to being closer to humans.
So beautiful! I have a border collie, and he is always looking very suspicious on these birds, so I have begun to call them (when I’m talking to my dog…) border collie birds…
Then he looks very suspicious at me….. 😂
Hehe, well, he is a smart guy too… 😂
And about the spring? No, not really… The snow is all gone and the hepaticas has arrived, but. O kore than that. And the weather forecast for this week says: more snow….🤢
nature has no boss 
I love the personality you captured here!
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Thanks, he was full of himself and had the best picnic table in the area.
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What a cute little magpie! We don’t have any in the sub tropics.
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HI, your missing out as these are fun guys to watch. Very smart and sneaky. 🙂
Hope things are well in the sub-tropics and spring is in full swing.
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I remember magpies in Scotland – cheeky and noisy! Now we have Grackles as the noisiest birds in town. Spring is well on the way. 🌞
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We just had a few Grackles arrive last weekend. Got to love their squeaky swing set sound.
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They were fascinatingly different…at first. 😁
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Yes, they are noisy but aren’t we all.
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Have you seen me at the airport??? LOL!
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🙂
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Great pic! The magpies in New Mexico are very shy and therefore difficult to photograph. I’m jealous! 😉
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Hi, yes many are indeed shy but these guys in Rocky Mountain National Park seem a bit more acclimated to us humans.
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Another member of the corvidae family. Smart birds.
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Smarter than the average bird and on the lookout for picnic baskets.
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When my son was 2 or 3, we had a swing from a pine tree branch over the driveway. One day while pushing him, a piece of bratwurst fell from higher branches and landed under him. A crow hopped around looking for his lost meal then flew off.
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I might do the same if I lost my Bratwurst.
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What a great shot. Very alert and jaunty!
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Hi Eliza, yes alert and on the lookout for a scrap left behind by visitors to the National Park.
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What a great shot! The magpies around my aunt’s place in eastern Washington are so shy, any little movement sends them flapping away. Still have yet to get a decent pic.
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HI, I think this guy had been spending some time in the picnic grounds of Rock Mountain National Park and thus was acclimated to being closer to humans.
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So beautiful! I have a border collie, and he is always looking very suspicious on these birds, so I have begun to call them (when I’m talking to my dog…) border collie birds…
Then he looks very suspicious at me….. 😂
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Hi Marie, your dog has good reason to be suspicious as I have heard these smart guys do like to steal dog food when given the chance. 🙂
Hope your week is going well and spring has arrived in your part of the world.
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Hehe, well, he is a smart guy too… 😂
And about the spring? No, not really… The snow is all gone and the hepaticas has arrived, but. O kore than that. And the weather forecast for this week says: more snow….🤢
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April can be one of the most cruel months.
Spring…no spring…spring until the promise if fulfilled.
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