[In the summer it is possible to see magpie nests but they are much more noticeable in the winter when all the leaves are gone. Seeing their empty nests during this time of year is a reminder of the bleak loneliness of winter. The feeling for me is fleeting as I truly love winter despite the -30C temperatures and the continual dumps of snow we typically have here in Alberta.
So many times I stop and you post something that is eerily so close to what I have experienced
I saw a magpie nest a couple days ago... it was in the top of a tree but I was on a road above it looking down. First time I've seen down into one. My first thought was to make sure I returned in the spring to look down into a nest and take pictures of the chicks.
Did you know a family or group of magpies can be called a tiding, tribe, charm, gulp, flock, or a murder?
Pamela: I'm pleased to be the source of this eerieness. :-) I look forward to the picture of the chicks, I have wondered what that would be like. BTW why not also get a "before" picture? Also, I did not know that there were so many names for a group of magpies. I wonder why they are so special?
Gillena: Ah, to have a mango tree. :-)
Pat: Sissy. :-)
Polona: Thank you!
Richard: Thanks.
Tikkis: You never fail to make me want to giggle. :-)
a magpie nest
ReplyDeleteamong bare branches...
grey sky
Link with 898: Tree house
[In the summer it is possible to see magpie nests but they are much more noticeable in the winter when all the leaves are gone. Seeing their empty nests during this time of year is a reminder of the bleak loneliness of winter. The feeling for me is fleeting as I truly love winter despite the -30C temperatures and the continual dumps of snow we typically have here in Alberta.
Magpie Nest]
So many times I stop and you post something that is eerily so close to what I have experienced
ReplyDeleteI saw a magpie nest a couple days ago... it was in the top of a tree but I was on a road above it looking down. First time I've seen down into one. My first thought was to make sure I returned in the spring to look down into a nest and take pictures of the chicks.
Did you know a family or group of magpies can be called a tiding, tribe, charm, gulp, flock, or a murder?
home alone- -
ReplyDeletethe twitter of birds nested
in my mango tree
A very bleak picture indeed. Alittle too severe for this old "southerner".
ReplyDeletea familiar scene for me.
ReplyDeletelike aurora, i think grey sky works very well at the end
Very nice, Masago.
ReplyDeleteA magpie nest reminds me to rearrange our bookshelves :-)
ReplyDeletebeautiful image
ReplyDeletewish i had
the brush
or
charcoal
or
skill
to illustrate this
Aurora: Thank you for the kind feedback.
ReplyDeletePamela: I'm pleased to be the source of this eerieness. :-) I look forward to the picture of the chicks, I have wondered what that would be like. BTW why not also get a "before" picture? Also, I did not know that there were so many names for a group of magpies. I wonder why they are so special?
Gillena: Ah, to have a mango tree. :-)
Pat: Sissy. :-)
Polona: Thank you!
Richard: Thanks.
Tikkis: You never fail to make me want to giggle. :-)
Floots: I'd love to see your attempt. Thanks.