There is quite large family of magpies that fly up and down the coulee. They are gorgeous birds, but are certainly not loved by any farmer or rancher. They made a raid a couple of weeks ago on the kingbird nests in the shelter belt, but were driven off by the adult kingbirds. It was barely dawn, about 4:30 in the morning. There was such a ruckus, that it actually woke me up!
This is a much pleasanter neighbor -- he's been hanging around in the sagebrush near Auntie Violet the last few mornings. I'm not sure if he's after insects in the sagebrush, but that's the way he acts. I love to watch the California Quail!
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