Date: Wed 27 Dec 2006 From: Keith Longmore Subj: Yellow-billed Magpie I'd like to add my appreciation, too. The yellow beak makes the magpie look quite handsome, doesn't it? Magpies are generally disliked here, especially by farmers, who tend to shoot them as vermin. (As they say, the only bird with plumage that's a perfect target) but they are quite an attractive bird in my view. Mind, ours would be much more handsome with yellow beaks too..! ;-) Super photograph anyway. Keep 'em coming, Doug! Regards all Keith Longmore Norfolk, UK -----Original Message----- From: FreeLists Mailing List Manager [mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 27 December 2006 17:02 To: leicareflex digest users Subject: leicareflex Digest V3 #357 Leica Reflex Forum Digest +------------------------+------------------------------------ leicareflex Digest Wed, 27 Dec 2006 Volume: 03 Issue: 357 In This Issue: [LRflex] Re: Yellow-billed Magpie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:02:35 -0800 From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Yellow-billed Magpie At 24/12/2006, you wrote: >The light this morning has been gorgeous so I ducked out of household >chores for a couple hours and hid in a blind near my back yard bird >feeder: > >http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/corvidae/ybma01.html > >The Yellow-billed Magpie is endemic to California's central valley. >Try as you might you won't see one anywhere else. All comments >welcome. > >Doug Herr >Birdman of Sacramento >http://www.wildlightphoto.com Good Mornin' Doug! Marvellous shots, both ... as usual! The light was, indeed, wonderful for the magpie, and I am not surprised you "ducked out"! I am curious... what type of blind do you use? And, when you head for the bush, do you take a blind with you? Again, if so, what type? So far, I've not used a blind of any sort, preferring to sneak up on birds in the bush... but I'm beginning to think of investing in one... any thoughts or suggestions? Many thanks. David. --- David Young, Logan Lake, CANADA Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt ------------------------------ End of leicareflex Digest V3 #357 ********************************* ********************* Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/