tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729128.post115709347317985104..comments2023-11-03T05:01:41.395-07:00Comments on ImTedGreen: Pretty BirdsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559467885343078782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729128.post-1157128076285999082006-09-01T09:27:00.000-07:002006-09-01T09:27:00.000-07:00Oops. Egg in my face. Umm, as you can clearly se...Oops. Egg in my face. Umm, as you can clearly see in the photo the magpie has a YELLOW bill. A magpie with a yellow bill is called a Yellow-billed Magpie.<BR/>And as an interesting sidelight (to make up for my mistake) the Yellow-billed Magpie is the only species of bird restricted to the state of California. (This is a good example of biogeographic differentiation [the evolution of an isolated population into a separate species]).Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271240795493541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729128.post-1157126994852877532006-09-01T09:09:00.000-07:002006-09-01T09:09:00.000-07:00But, hey, if you can spell ornithologist correctly...But, hey, if you can spell ornithologist correctly you don't need to actually "be" one ...<BR/>I'd guess that bird is the Black-billed Magpie.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271240795493541548noreply@blogger.com