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American magpie guarding the hiking trail (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by buffy to c/birding

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Sadly, no more bird pics. I saw a Steller's Jay but couldn't get a good photo of it

More pictures from the hike on pixelfed!

https://pxlmo.com/i/web/post/724032656434718631

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was recognizable to me at once because I am familiar with the Eurasian Magpie. It looks very much like them. And others felt the same for a long time! Just read this on the American Magpie Wikipedia:

It was once thought to be a subspecies of the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica), but was placed into its own species in 2000 based on genetic studies.

[–] KevinFRK 1 points 3 months ago