A Magpie takes to the wing from his vantage point from where he watches over the surrounding woodland for potential prey.


A Magpie takes to the wing from his vantage point from where he watches over the surrounding woodland for potential prey. These pied members of the Corvid family exact a great toll on the songbirds of the woodlands and gardens of UK


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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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