Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Philippe, happy to see you back :-) > Le 13 nov. 2017 ? 21:24, al crouch <al.crouch at earthlink.net> a ?crit : > > Thanks for an outstanding image and a great back story. > > > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >> Sent: Nov 13, 2017 7:48 AM >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Yellow-billed Magpie >> >> 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