AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Please Feed Me!


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ In early morning Autumn light, a baby magpie adopts "baby pose" to encourage Mum to feed it!
Taken on my verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Camera Critters #100
SOOC Sunday #70
Sunday Scribblings #205 ~ Fluent
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Sweet baby magpie
Waiting for small miracles
Subservient pose
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Young calls of Nature
Fluent in body language
Wild rite of passage
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Camera Critters

27 comments:

eileeninmd said...

How cute, it is big for a baby. They must grow fast.

eden said...

This reminds me of the baby magpie I saw on the road on Friday. Great captures, Gemma.

BlossomFlowerGirl said...

Isn't it lovely when the birds come up so close? Beautifull posed - great photos.
I particularly like your Autumn pictures under the meaning of autumn.
Cheers.
Melbourne Daily Photo

Oskar said...

What a lovely bird!

Jan said...

Fun shots, today.

Lynn said...

You get the greatest bird shots. Can't help but laugh at the baby magpie.

teresa said...

Great pics. I bet those magpies are noisy critters as well as fun to watch.

Kirigalpoththa said...

Great pictures. Really tells a story!

My name is Riet said...

What lovely pictures. Great shots

Stan Ski said...

One for sorrow, two for joy.
Great pics and baby's doing what babies do best.

Anonymous said...

Nice photos. The light is great.

Anonymous said...

Oooooh, magpies! My most favourite creatures. I love those fully grown babies behaving all babyish. It's a bit like humans in some ways. These are beautiful photos!

Dee Martin said...

I didn't know that about magpies - how cute. Amazing photo and I love the poem.

Anonymous said...

Wow..they came so close to your home..Great capture!

Linda Jacobs said...

Your words fit the pictures so well!

I also love what you wrote about fall under the colored leaves!

Americanising Desi said...

you ve caged me within your word cage :)

Frantic Fluency

Momgen said...

Oh it is cute...Happy SOOC Sunday.

Mine is here

Sherrie said...
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Sherrie said...

Hi!
Awesome shot! Baby looks really hungry. Have a great day!

Sherrie
A View of My Life
http://splummer-aviewofmylife.blogspot.com/2010/03/straight-out-of-camera.html

Lorac said...

Like all kids, they just want Mom to look after them! very sweet pics.

Tes said...

Oh my, it looks big to be a baby! Hahaha. Nice shot!

Helena said...

Great shots! I have never actually seen a magpie before. Thanks!

msdewberry said...

Great shots. I have never seen a magpie before. Thank goodness for blogs!!

Anonymous said...

Careful he doen't nip through the open window and steal all your diamonds!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Gemma: Magpies are amazing birds, great capture.

Anonymous said...

What a cute baby. I am so looking forward to spring. The birds are just starting to return. Great pics Gemma I've never seen a magie.

☆Mama Ko☆ said...

Thats cute.

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