Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle . . Beautiful colour on that wing Richie, and I like the little stray white feather.Nice shot.
I think our breeds of maggies (introduced from Australia in the 1860's and now a bit of a pest) are not so pretty as that one. Nasty noisy creatured they are - and can be very agressive.
The Magpies (By Denis Glover, NZ Poet)
When Tom and Elizabeth took the farm The bracken made their bed, And Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle The magpies said.
Tom's hand was strong to the plough Elizabeth's lips were red, And Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle The magpies said.
Year in year out they worked While the pines grew overhead, And Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle The magpies said.
But all the beautiful crops soon went To the mortgage-man instead, And Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle The magpies said.
Elizabeth is dead now (it's years ago); Old Tom went light in the head; And Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle The magpies said.
The farm's still there. Mortgage corporations Couldn't give it away. And Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle The magpies say.
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I sure like the colors of this bird, I don't think we have them around here R. A bit soft on focus around the eye, but still a good capture. Tigs♥ =^..^=
We have magpies around here too, but they don't have the colors like this guy. The blue seems especially unusual. I really am amazed at the clarity and sharpness in your shots, Richie.