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Black-billed Magpies ~ It is Nesting Time!

By Mia McPherson|March 4th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, Utah|Tags: Black-billed Magpies, breeding season, dome, early morning light, flight, flying, Greasewood, landing, lift off, magpie, magpies, nest, nest construction, nesting, nesting material, nesting materials, nesting season, Pica hudsonia, pre-focus, prefocus, snow, sticks, twigs, winter|

This is the third consecutive year that I have photographed Black-billed Magpies working on their nest in this same location on Antelope Island.

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