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This is a yellow-billed Magpie. We have been trying to get a picture of one of these birds for almost a year. We were driving by a small grove of trees and ther...
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This is a yellow-billed Magpie. We have been trying to get a picture of one of these birds for almost a year. We were driving by a small grove of trees and there were about 6 or 8 sitting on a fence.
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NIKON D850

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settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 6000/10

upload_date

upload_date

Aug, 2018

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Awards

Peer Award

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They are very elusive birds...….rather like crows as far as getting a photo

Fantastic photo! They are the coolest looking birds!

Love the image and the markings on the bird.

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Glad you got the shot...and a wonderful one too!! : )

Magpies are pretty cool 😊

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Good detail and colors!

Catch a young one and teach it to speak. Saw one a long time ago.

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Fantastic shot.. never seen one before, well done Mark:-)

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