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Collection: Birds
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Location: Ballarat,, Vic, Australia
Date: Apr 10, 2012
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/300
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2012
Viewed: 162
Comments: 5
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Australian magpie. This bird is not fully mature, the giveaway being the grey in the feathers on his/her back (both sexes look much the same). When fully mature those feathers will be white.
Magpies have a range of vocalizations ranging from argumentative squawks to beautiful warbling songs. They can learn to talk too. A couple of anecdotes from my father's childhood concern a talking magpie. My father's father was a minister, and once when he was preaching, the magpie strolled down the aisle calling 'Who threw that ball? Who?' It also liked to call out, 'Alvin, put down that axe', mimicking my father's mother.
In spring, some breeding males get aggressive and swoop people, and can cause severe injury if they connect, but most are not a problem. |
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04/17/2012 11:52:40 AM |
| Great shot - lovely feather detail - seeing some birds from the back really shows their feathers/colors to greater advantage. |
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04/17/2012 09:25:17 AM |
| Pretty neat! We don't see anything like this in my area. Nice shot too :-) |
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04/17/2012 09:11:20 AM |
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04/17/2012 09:08:58 AM |
| Great story! What a cool looking bird. |
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04/17/2012 08:31:01 AM |
| Amazing bird and color pattern. |
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