Canyon Country Animals
Birds: Black-billed Magpie
The Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica) is one of four songbirds that has a tail more than half the length of its body. As part of courtship, the male and female build large intricate structures for their nests, which they use year after year, producing a mud-based domed structure of sticks with a side entrance that may be two to four feet high. In flight this bird appears black and white with large flashing white patches in the short rounded wings and a long dark green tail trailing behind.
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- The main photo on this page was taken in our backyard in Sandy, Utah.
- We see a lot of these magnificent birds in our backyard, especially in the fall and winter. They are larger than most birds in the city, and tend to drive away the smaller birds when they are around. At times they can make a lot of noise. We also seem to see them coming around whenever we see Flickers in our yard. It's almost as if they travel together for some reason.
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