The most beautiful feathers of a lonely magpie that now visits the bird-table every day to our delight.
And other regular visitors to our bird-table right now are some starlings, beautifully covered in silvery speckles. And there are the blue tits, the great tits and the coal tits in fairly good numbers. Another observation is that most birds look quite well fed this autumn, especially the sparrows, they look almost obese.
Dear friends and followers, I have been almost absent from my blog for over a month now, this is because, apart from travelling, I am doing two on-line courses at the moment and my energy and time to attend to my blog is just not there. In another week or two one of my courses will be finished and I hope to be back to normal. Meanwhile I wish you all well and I look forward to catch up with you all soon. Kind regards, Agnes
Hi Agnes. I’m not a birder, but I’ve come to realize that the colors/patterns on birds often are amazing. The birds that you photographed are further proof of that to me. They are like modern art!
I adore the magpie. It has been my favorite bird since… well… forever!
Thanks for the pictures. Whoever says that the magpie is black and white, can’t see properly…😉
Both the words magpie and Ekster are very poetic I think.
Dag Vanessa, It was lovely to speak with you the other day 🙂 Yes I love magpies too, any of the crow bird family are special and used a lot in stories and mythology too I think.
Thanks for sharing, Agnes. It’s good to see what’s flying around the other side of the world. Our magpies are black and white and I am wondering if the blue came from the light, like my hair used to be jet black but looked blue in the sun.
Thanks Mary, yes I know what you are referring to with the blue shine on your hair. But even though there might be a little bit of the shine our magpie in the photos, there really is blue on the feathers, and it is very beautiful. I always try to capture it 🙂
Hope you are keeping well.
agoyvaerts 
The Magpies have beautiful coloring. I will be looking for your future posts.
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Hi Agnes. I’m not a birder, but I’ve come to realize that the colors/patterns on birds often are amazing. The birds that you photographed are further proof of that to me. They are like modern art!
Neil S.
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Thank you, and yes I totally agree and enjoy.
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I adore the magpie. It has been my favorite bird since… well… forever!
Thanks for the pictures. Whoever says that the magpie is black and white, can’t see properly…😉
Both the words magpie and Ekster are very poetic I think.
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Dag Vanessa, It was lovely to speak with you the other day 🙂 Yes I love magpies too, any of the crow bird family are special and used a lot in stories and mythology too I think.
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Take your time, Agnes. Many thanks for the birds
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Cheers Derrick, hope to post something over the weekend. Take care.
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thank you for sharing this beautiful pictures.
take your time Agnes.
kind regards,
Viviane
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Thank you too Viviane, love to hear from you. I will be in touch soon.
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They are a good looking bird. There is a pair that regularly visit my garden. I am always happy to see them.
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So glad you enjoy them too Andrew!
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Take care, Agnes, and many luck for your courses!
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Thank you, so enjoying the study.
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Nice to see you on your blog – and I’ve enjoyed your comments on the GROW course. I’m about a week behind on that!
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Thanks Helen and enjoyed your coments too on Grow course, i am behind now too….mighty interesting isn’t it.
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It’s certainly taking me into new territory, Agnes!
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Thanks for sharing, Agnes. It’s good to see what’s flying around the other side of the world. Our magpies are black and white and I am wondering if the blue came from the light, like my hair used to be jet black but looked blue in the sun.
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Thanks Mary, yes I know what you are referring to with the blue shine on your hair. But even though there might be a little bit of the shine our magpie in the photos, there really is blue on the feathers, and it is very beautiful. I always try to capture it 🙂
Hope you are keeping well.
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How wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Mx
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Hééél Mooi hoor! De pure natuur!
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Dank u wel David, ja echt de natuur is wonderbaar.
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Ze hebben inderdaad een mooi verenkleed vooral als ze in de zon zitten ondek je veel meer kleuren in hun pluimen dan verwacht.
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Ja, de zon maakt hun veren nog mooier!
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