Bird Babies Part III

For earlier baby magpie shots, check HERE...
Joining with Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and later Anni's Bird d'Pot with another baby magpie encounter....
I walked out to go to the car which is normally in the garage, but I had it parked outside on this day.  And what should I find by the rear wheels, but two baby magpies!

Mom was keeping an eye on them, and convinced one to move toward her.  But the other little guy stayed by the car....

Afraid he would get under the wheels, I chased him in the direction of his family....

I discovered there were three of the little ones, one perched on a planter....

Two others were on low tree limbs

Mom kept a close eye on them from the topmost branch of the juniper

The little guy who had perched on the planter now hopped around by our front steps.  It didn't seem like he could fly as well as the other two.

So adorable!!!!

Many of you commented on how "bad" magpies are, like crows, and yes they do some things that are not particularly nice to songbirds.  But, I still enjoy them, and wished this little family well.  I know how intelligent they are, like crows, ravens and starlings...they can even learn to mimic people talking, like parrots and cockatoos.

Mom gathered her babies to her and moved on to the edge of the yard

What a delightful experience this was!

Horses and Barns

Oh what lovely pastoral scenes in Terrebonne (a name that I think means "good land")….joining in today with Eileen's Saturday Critters and then with Tom's Barn Collective:

I shared this homestead barn last year but then there were no horses in the paddock.

This farm has a huge house and barns and I see it every time I drive out to town but have never taken any photos.  The irrigation wheels caught my better focus in this shot, but at least it gives you an idea of what the barns look like.

Vintage Ride

Somehow I managed to NOT get a photo that tells what type of car this is!  Oooops! :-)   Tom, help... do you know?   It was parked near the food cart lot so I got busy with a photo shoot.   Joining Tom's Tuesday Treasures:

Black Headed Grosbeak Visitors

This time for Mersad's Through My Lens and Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday the Black Headed Grosbeaks who came to visit over a month ago:

The poor Grosbeaks can't clean the suet off their beaks as well as most of the o0ther birds!

Poor thing!

A starling comes in for a snack as well...they have a nest under the eaves of our house.

Wildlife on the Ranch

For Eileen's Saturday's Critters, some recent photos of mostly mule deer here on Crooked River Ranch:

Scooting through my back yard

This rabbit was flushed out of the grasses by a family of quail...I tried to take a photo of the baby quail but wasn't fast enough :-)

So many wonderful western birds, including this young scrub jay

Many fawns are being born right now