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Red-Billed Blue Magpie · **6 Likes**

These birds are reasonably common in Hong Kong but it has taken me four plus years to get a decent photo of one:

Brisboy · 04-06-2021, 07:53 PM

Lovely capture. Look at those tail feathers! Very different to our Aussie magpies.

**K2 to K50** · 04-06-2021, 10:53 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Brisboy

Lovely capture. Look at those tail feathers! Very different to our Aussie magpies.

Brisboy, all of what you said is what I thought I would say when I looked at this excellent image in the Post forum - then I get here and you have already said it!!

Whatever - great capture, fascinating tail feathers, so different to our Aussie black and white magpie!!!!

Brisboy · 04-07-2021, 02:12 AM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

Brisboy, all of what you said is what I thought I would say when I looked at this excellent image in the Post forum - then I get here and you have already said it!!

Whatever - great capture, fascinating tail feathers, so different to our Aussie black and white magpie!!!!

Great minds etc. etc.

**ToddK** · 04-07-2021, 07:13 AM

Very nice capture of a really impressive looking bird. I would love to see this bird in flight with those long tail feathers.

nosliwmit · 04-07-2021, 03:38 PM

Originally posted by Brisboy

Lovely capture

Originally posted by K2 to K50

great capture,

Originally posted by ToddK

Very nice capture

Thanks for the comments!

I saw one of these less than a month after I arrived in Hong Kong (late 2016) and, naturally, didn't have the right lens on my camera so all I got was a blurry, blue smudge. I'll be leaving HK in about two months so I was running out of time to see (and photograph!) one before I leave. I took my camera with me to the vaccination center on Tuesday (to get my second jab!) as I thought the nearby park looked like a good candidate for some bird activity. Lucky me!

RobG · 04-08-2021, 04:06 AM

Your Magpie is so much more colourful than the one in the UK! I tried to get a photo of a UK magpie, but didn't succeed. They usually disappeared loudly on sight. Great photo!

nosliwmit · 04-09-2021, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by RobG

Your Magpie is so much more colourful than the one in the UK! I tried to get a photo of a UK magpie, but didn't succeed. They usually disappeared loudly on sight. Great photo!

We have Oriental magpies here as well and they are black and white and look more or less like magpies I've seen in other parts of the world. They are raucous and entertaining but not nearly as pretty as the blue ones. My wife was lucky enough to see some azure-winged magpies here recently but she's not a photographer...

RobG · 04-12-2021, 04:31 PM

Originally posted by nosliwmit

We have Oriental magpies here as well and they are black and white and look more or less like magpies I've seen in other parts of the world. They are raucous and entertaining but not nearly as pretty as the blue ones. My wife was lucky enough to see some azure-winged magpies here recently but she's not a photographer...

Nice! The Australian "magpie" isn't related to the European magpie or the Oriental one at all. As far as I know, it acquired its name purely because it's black and white (although we also have Magpie-Larks, Currawongs, Butcherbirds, Choughs and others which are black and white!).

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04-06-2021, 07:53 PM	#2
Brisboy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cairns, Qld Posts: 204	Lovely capture. Look at those tail feathers! Very different to our Aussie magpies.

04-06-2021, 10:53 PM - 1 Like	#3
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,823	Originally posted by Brisboy Lovely capture. Look at those tail feathers! Very different to our Aussie magpies. Brisboy, all of what you said is what I thought I would say when I looked at this excellent image in the Post forum - then I get here and you have already said it!! Whatever - great capture, fascinating tail feathers, so different to our Aussie black and white magpie!!!!

04-07-2021, 02:12 AM	#4
Brisboy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cairns, Qld Posts: 204	Originally posted by K2 to K50 Brisboy, all of what you said is what I thought I would say when I looked at this excellent image in the Post forum - then I get here and you have already said it!! Whatever - great capture, fascinating tail feathers, so different to our Aussie black and white magpie!!!! Great minds etc. etc.

04-07-2021, 07:13 AM	#5
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,566	Very nice capture of a really impressive looking bird. I would love to see this bird in flight with those long tail feathers.

04-07-2021, 03:38 PM	#6
nosliwmit Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 913 Original Poster	Originally posted by Brisboy Lovely capture Originally posted by K2 to K50 great capture, Originally posted by ToddK Very nice capture Thanks for the comments! I saw one of these less than a month after I arrived in Hong Kong (late 2016) and, naturally, didn't have the right lens on my camera so all I got was a blurry, blue smudge. I'll be leaving HK in about two months so I was running out of time to see (and photograph!) one before I leave. I took my camera with me to the vaccination center on Tuesday (to get my second jab!) as I thought the nearby park looked like a good candidate for some bird activity. Lucky me!

04-08-2021, 04:06 AM	#7
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Your Magpie is so much more colourful than the one in the UK! I tried to get a photo of a UK magpie, but didn't succeed. They usually disappeared loudly on sight. Great photo!

04-09-2021, 05:47 PM	#8
nosliwmit Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 913 Original Poster	Originally posted by RobG Your Magpie is so much more colourful than the one in the UK! I tried to get a photo of a UK magpie, but didn't succeed. They usually disappeared loudly on sight. Great photo! We have Oriental magpies here as well and they are black and white and look more or less like magpies I've seen in other parts of the world. They are raucous and entertaining but not nearly as pretty as the blue ones. My wife was lucky enough to see some azure-winged magpies here recently but she's not a photographer...

04-12-2021, 04:31 PM	#9
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Originally posted by nosliwmit We have Oriental magpies here as well and they are black and white and look more or less like magpies I've seen in other parts of the world. They are raucous and entertaining but not nearly as pretty as the blue ones. My wife was lucky enough to see some azure-winged magpies here recently but she's not a photographer... Nice! The Australian "magpie" isn't related to the European magpie or the Oriental one at all. As far as I know, it acquired its name purely because it's black and white (although we also have Magpie-Larks, Currawongs, Butcherbirds, Choughs and others which are black and white!).

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