Magpie Take-Off
The Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) is a bird of open country in the Central Valley of California; It's Black-billed relatives live across Europe, Asia, and North Africa as well as Western North America. The Yellow-billed, however, lives ONLY in California--in an area about 500 miles north to south and less than 150 miles wide. Within this limited region, the Yellow-billed Magpie nest in colonies in groves of tall trees. Surveys suggest a population decline in recent decades-much of it due to the West Nile Virus (Audubon Guide to North American Birds); San Miguel; CA; USA: Sony a9; Sony 200-600 mm lens at 600mm; 1/2500 sec; f/8; ISO 1250; handheld shot through open car window
Magpie Take-Off
The Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) is a bird of open country in the Central Valley of California; It's Black-billed relatives live across Europe, Asia, and North Africa as well as Western North America. The Yellow-billed, however, lives ONLY in California--in an area about 500 miles north to south and less than 150 miles wide. Within this limited region, the Yellow-billed Magpie nest in colonies in groves of tall trees. Surveys suggest a population decline in recent decades-much of it due to the West Nile Virus (Audubon Guide to North American Birds); San Miguel; CA; USA: Sony a9; Sony 200-600 mm lens at 600mm; 1/2500 sec; f/8; ISO 1250; handheld shot through open car window