Re: [VFB] Bustard Substitute? Magpie

[mark romero]

Don, where DO you come up with these sites? Now i'm sittin' here listening 
to bird calls.........jeeze. mark

From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Bustard Substitute?  Magpie
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:32:56 -0700
We have magpies here in Wyoming.  One usually sees them in winter at
road-kills.  They are black and white and somewhat large, about the size of
a jay or crow.  Here's a painting of one:
http://www.percevia.com/explorer/db/birds_of_north_america_western/obj/74/target.aspx
DonO
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From: "Peter Gramp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Bustard Substitute?
> Is there a generic name / common name for the magpie?  Not sure that
> we have them here, as i've never heard of them.  But then, I'm not too
> great with bird identification...
> Thanks for the tips, will keep everyone posted on what becomes of it,
> Pete
>
> On Apr 11, 2005 2:44 AM, iain short <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Try the white breast and neck feathers off a magpie dyed as required
> > gold and tipped with dark orange pantone pen for toucan
> > blue for kingfisher
> > red for indian crow
> > You do get odd looks while plucking roadkill magpies at the
roadside.......
> > iain
>