Australian Magpies

Right off the bat, I have thought the Australian Magpies were just very cool looking. Stark black and white, they stand out, where every you find them, but are very wary, and hard to really get a good photo of.  The most interesting think I think about them is their early morning call. It is hard to describe, but it certainly does not sound like anything made by a living creature. Maybe a an electric organ, possessed by a demon of some kind? No matter what, is sounds like, it is very interesting the first few days, but then, it really starts to get old. Here are a few of the pictures I have managed to get.

I ran across this juvenile Magpie, that really has gotten off to a bad start. As you might be able to see, it has a deformed right foot, and what you can't see is that it is also missing an eye. It was still out feeding, and despite all of that, doing pretty well, all things considered.