A Black-billed Magpie rests on a fencepost while over a dozen and perhaps more other Magpies feast on a Mule Deer Carcass nearby. In our neck of the woods Magpies are shy and typically fly off well before we can get a camera pointed on them. This day their attraction to the nearby feast overshadowed thier reluctance of humans and we got to observe them close-up for a significant amount of time.
We seldom see the blue in the eyes of magpies but this day was an excepting.
Seven Black-billed Magpies keep an eye out on a Corvid relative the Common Raven who also had an interest in the nearby Mule Deer carcass. Needless to say, a seven to one advantage kept the meal out of reach for the Raven.
nature has no boss 
What luck – for you and the Magpies anyway. The photos are clean, sharp, beautifully lit and just stunning. It’s a pleasure to see them.
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HI, thanks and wishing you a wonderful rest of your weekend and fine week ahead.
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Love your photos of these beautiful birds. Your lead shot is terrific for its clarity and composition. The tree filled with Magpies is a perfect finish.
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Thanks Jane, Hop your enjoying a wonderful weekend.
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What wonderful captures!
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I agree the above assessments! 🙂
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Here..here.
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They are really quite beautiful!
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Hi and yes, Magpies are indeed beautiful birds.
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I adore magpies and am always happy to see them. It’s amazing how much color they have and how hard it can be to capture.
FYI: 2 tiny typos. You have excepting when I think you mean exception, and Covid for Corvid (that one made me laugh).
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Hi Kit, thanks and we do like magpies very much and they really do have so much color and inflight they are beautiful. I did n to notice the Cover typo. Amazing how auto correct technology moves. Much faster than my brain these days. Have a great weekend.
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Spell check is definitely a mixed blessing!
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It works faster than my eyes even see.
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