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Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Very attractive colours: white, blue, black and a shot shade of green. Black bill.

Habitat:

Very common in Leh town of Ladakh. This one was a regular scavengr of our Hotel's garbage truck and under the tables and chiars on the lawns.

Notes:

It had a nest in a tall willow tree nearby.Extremely wary bird. Aware it had been spotted and reacted to camera movements.

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Eurasian magpie

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