But it was sunny and warm yesterday. There is a tree on the south side of the building in another lot. Branches still bare. There are a pair of magpies that cruise the neighborhood and yesterday one of them was taking a morning sunbath. I mean that bird was having the time of its little feathered life. Stretching and fluffing and preening. It was a "hello sun it sure is a great morning" kind of day.
Magpies are easy to recognize. Their tails are almost as long as their bodies. This is a black billed magpie. I wish I could find a shot with the wings spread. They are a beautiful bird.
