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Magpie


Magpie
Photo Information
Copyright: Ralf Lukovic (ralfsworld) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 502 W: 88 N: 1791] (6034)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 20D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-11-22 4:24
Viewed: 847
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Captured with 20D @ 400mm, handheld.

Family: Corvidae, Crows, Magpies, Jays view all from this family

Description: 17 1/2 -22" (44-56 cm). Large black and white bird with long tail and dark bill. Bill, head, breast, and underparts black, with green iridescence on wings and tail. White belly and shoulders; white primaries conspicuous as white wing patches in flight. Formerly known as Black-billed Magpie.

Habitat Open woodlands, savannas, brush-covered country, streamside growth.

Nesting 6-9 blotched greenish eggs in a neat cup nest within a large, bulky, domed structure of strong, often thorny twigs, with a double entrance, in a tree or bush.

Range Resident from Alaska and western Canada south to east-central California and east to Great Plains. Also in Eurasia.

Voice A rapid, nasal mag? mag? mag? or yak yak yak.

Magpies generally nest individually but can sometimes be found in loose colonies; they are social when feeding or after the breeding season. Since the most important items in their diet seem to be insects and small rodents, they are more beneficial than destructive to agriculture. In captivity a magpie may be trained to imitate the human voice. These birds frequently associate with cattle and sheep, perching on their backs and picking off ticks and maggots. Those living in western rangeland appear shy of humans, but their behavior in the Old World is very different. In northern Finland magpies live in the middle of settlements and place their nests low.
ellis49, SelenE, njmv79, claudine, Rolf, jrubiocasado, ramthakur, coasties has marked this note useful
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Hej Ralf,
mycket fin bild av skatan. Bra exponering and fina färger.
Snygg bild-

Ingen bild på Rödhaken än, men jag ser dem ofta.
Det som ligger närmast just nu är skägg- och stjärtmesar, de finns i en lokal här i Gävle, med vädret!. Grått, grått och åter grått, det finns ju inget ljus men det blir väl bättre när snön kommer.
/ Gert

nice shot, well composed, lovely pov, nice bg, good dof, nice details,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Great composition.
Excellent contrasting OOF background.
Great sharpness and good pose, whites are well exposed.

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2305 W: 59 N: 3685] (11810)
  • [2006-11-22 5:29]

Hello Ralf,
Great focus, sharpness and details. I liked the composition and BG colors a lot. The sparkling eye is beautiful. TFS
Selen

Hello Ralf,
This is a very good shot, excellent detail and light, Great capture! Nice color and detail,
You've captured it with sharp details and good exposure and excellent composition. Well-done!
TFS,
Nelson

Hello Ralf,
This is a very beautiful capture of this bird that I don't know. The pose, details, lightning, POV and DOF are just great! Well done with interesting notes and beautiful BG ;) Thanks,
Claudine

Hallo Ralf,

A very good picture with great composition! I like the combination of colors you created with the red BG. Also the exposure is remarcable, with details preserved in both highlights and shadows! Excellent work!

Regards,
Eddie

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  • Rolf Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 59 W: 0 N: 27] (196)
  • [2006-11-22 7:15]

Beautiful captured magpie with excellent details.
TFS
Rolf

Hi Ralf
Very nice portrait of this Magpies, very good black and White, for me is perfect shot of this bird.
Congratulations
Jorge

A nice, wholesome capture of this pretty magpie, Ralf.
TFS.

Hi Ralf

This shot has all the right elements to make this a stunning shot of high quality! :-)

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11868)
  • [2006-11-26 7:45]

Excellente prise,l'arrière plan contraste bien avec le sujet et met bien en valeur les couleurs de celui ci. Bravo pour l,éclairage,les détails et la qualité d'image.

merci!
joseph

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  • falke Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 157 W: 17 N: 443] (1590)
  • [2006-11-27 16:51]

This is a very good portrait. I like the look, "who are you", "what are you up to", "dont try anything I am ready to fly". Fantastic colors.

I would have liked to read about your work in the computer on this one...

Nice work!

(Visst är de exotiskt vackra fåglar?)

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