Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen
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Summer's over, the young have been raised, and now the Alpha pair can oversee the family development.
The young are well out of being juveniles and are busy learning their place in the territory.
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Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen
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Somebody has removed the original weather vane motif (it would have been about 150 years old. It was on a stable and the motif was as horse.)
In the meantime it looks like this young Magpie might be standing in.
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Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen
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Feeling a bit Portraity, this week.
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I watched this lass, walk down to the edge of a pond, momentarily bathe her chest, then turn and fly to the perch, the wet feathers moving in the light breeze to dry off.
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Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen
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This young one was singing to the world for about 10 minutes.
Must have felt like it was the leader of the pack and the master of the territory.
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Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen
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Suddenly It stopped singing and took on a submissive pose as the local Alpha Male flew into the same branch.
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