Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Really nice. On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 9:18 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Very nice! That dead branch makes a great prop. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > On 11/13/2017 7:48 AM, Doug Herr wrote: > >> The Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nutalli) is a large member of the crow >> family that is endemic to California. Other magpies are found elsewhere >> and the very similar Black-billed Magpie is widespread in North America... >> I'll bet you can deduce what the primary difference between these two >> species is. The Yellow-billed Magpie prefers the open oak woodlands in >> sheltered valleys of California's Central Valley and adjacent foothills >> but >> can also be found on lawns and in parks in the Central Valley's cities and >> towns. >> >> This species is particularly susceptible to the West Nile virus and a >> 2005 outbreak of this disease reduced the Yellow-billed Magpie population >> by 50%. For a number of years following the outbreak there were no >> magpies >> near my home but in the last few years the populations appear to have >> recovered; my theory which I must emphasize has not been tested is that >> among the birds present in 2005 there were varying degrees of resistance >> to >> the virus and the more resistant individuals survived and re-populated the >> Central Valley. Yellow-billed Magpies are again regular visitors to my >> yard. >> >> For many years I've wanted to showcase the iridescence of its tail and >> wing feathers. What do you think? >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/corvidae/pica/ybmagp05.html >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >