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European magpie (Pica pica) From where I am typing this, I can see this magpie nesting in the high trees. Despite it still being a harsh winter, regular trips are made to collect twigs for the nest. Birds,European Magpie,Garden,Heesch,Pica Pica Click/tap to enlarge

European magpie (Pica pica)

From where I am typing this, I can see this magpie nesting in the high trees. Despite it still being a harsh winter, regular trips are made to collect twigs for the nest.

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The Eurasian magpie

The Eurasian magpie is a resident breeding bird throughout Europe, much of Asia and northwest Africa. It is one of several birds in the crow family named as magpies, and belongs to the Holarctic radiation of "monochrome" magpies.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 11, 2012. Captured Feb 11, 2012 10:24.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/320s
  • ISO125
  • 500mm