It is good to be back at my drawing table after a wonderful trip to Greece. I saw my first European Magpie under the Olive trees in the gardens of the Greek Agora in Athens.
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Very fine! It’s wonderful that you got to go to Greece.
Thanks so much Maria. Greece is a beautiful inspiring place, I hope you have the opportunity to visit.
Thank you!
nice!!!!
Thank you!
I love that you’re interested in magpies. I think a lot of us are human magpies because we collect all those bright bits. Thanks for stopping by my blog, it gave me a chance to find yours!
Hi Thanks so much for stopping by. I like your perspective on humans and Magpies (sorry for the delay in responding – I think my original response didn’t post) All the best!
I really enjoyed your artwork! My reply is late because somehow I haven’t been keeping up with my blog for the last week. School got overwhelming.
thank you
I saw my first magpie in France several years ago and recently my daughter got to appreciate their “magic”, too. All the members of the crow family are so smart and beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Lori. I am such a fan of Crows too, I am so glad you like the work.
Thanks for liking my post.
I have never seen a magpie but certainly have seen lots of wild turkeys. Most of the flock comes to my backyard daily.
Thanks for stopping by mine as well. I would love to be able to watch those wild turkeys!
I like your sketch – there are magpies (la pie – pronounced pee) around Nice too – very amusing.
Thank you so much for this! My daughter was in France last summer studying and I painted a Magpie for her, you might appreciate it: Day 151, European Magpie and Fleur de lys ~ For Amanda
la pie – that sounds sweet!
Very nice – I hope she enjoyed her summer. Thanks for your comment.
This is beautiful – I like the softly defined bird and the contrast from the sharper background.
Thank you so much! I appreciate your stopping by my blog and your kind words.
Beautiful!
Thank you!!!
Very nice!
Thank you!!!
Beautiful! I love magpies.
Thanks so much, they are one of my favorites!
That’s a great drawing! Magpies are so pretty to look at yet such scavengers. It’s so interesting.
Thanks so much for this Stacey! Sorry for the delay … I appreciate your stopping by. All the best.
Excellent! Love the bird dancing on the (very Greek inspired) flat backgound
Hi Karen, Wow! Thank You! I appreciate your stopping by and your kind words, Dawn
What is your record number of Magpies you have seen at thre same time? I think my record was earlier this year at 16.
Would you be surprised to learn that I have only seen Magpies (2) once in my life? This June, in Greece as I mentioned in my post was my first time! Sadly, we do not have them here in New York. Sixteen Magpies sounds like so much fun! I am always looking for photos of groups of Magpies… Thanks for visiting my blog!
Hi Dawn, thank you for liking my post – yours is a lovely blog…the Australian Magpie is a wondrous creature, much bigger than its European counterpart, and very noisy and social…
Hi Candida,
I would love to see the Australian Magpie! Thank you so much!
Dawn
Hello Dawn, or Ms. Jay.::
Your excellent bird-work inspires me to throw on my newish blog some watercolor landscapes that have usually little to do with the preservation practice realm. Must scan some/
Thanks
Oh great thank you! looking forward to seeing those landscapes!
European Magpies are as talkative as ours – maybe more so being from the Old Country… I saw my first in Belgium and then Sweden and was amazed at the chatter…
I really love Magpies and their strong personalities…Thanks so much for visiting!
Thank you for visiting and the like of my post “Low Lying Clouds”. Love your header.
Thank you!
I appreciate your stopping by!
Keep sketching!! Thanks for visiting the Art Prescription!
Thanks for the encouragement!
Best,
Dawn
Thanks for checking in and commenting on my blog. I like this bird. I would also like to visit Greece!
Thank you for this. Glad you like this drawing and I hope you make it to Greece some day – it is an awesome place! I enjoyed your blog too!
Beautiful work! I’ve always wanted to go to Greece. I hear the color of the light there is spectacular.
Thank you!!
Greece is magnificent and yes the light is very special. I hope you make it to Greece. The people are so welcoming you will never want to leave.
Intriguing title. Greece must seem a lifetime away now …
Thank you Johanna. Yes, Greece does seem like a lifetime away now but it also feels like yesterday…
Truly a great title! It’s genius.
Thank you – but I am not sure about genius…
Your sketches are different and lovely.
Thank you for stopping by!
Your work is beautiful and unique! I am honored you visited my blog. I have photographed many birds over the years and at some point I may begin bird watching in earnest. But until then I will enjoy your skillfully rendered images.
Hi Julia, Thanks so much – I appreciate your kind words!
Very cool!
Thank you!!
Magpies spice up stories. Just like Greek tragedies.
Ha ha! very true! Thanks for stopping by.
I just love your drawing. We have magpies here in Northland as well, and I enjoy the caroling from them in the morning.
Thank you for visiting and for your kind words. I wish we had Magpies here in New York! Thanks again!
Just saying the word “magpie” is fun! Lovely drawing– he looks like he’s checking out the shine on his shoes!! : )
Thanks Mark!!! glad you like it
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I like that image of shiny Magpie shoes!
I grew up with European magpies–they were my grandmother’s enemies in the garden because they kept stealing random things with unparalleled determination. Regardless, it’s impossible to dislike them. A lovely drawing!
Oh thanks so much! I would love to have the opportunity to watch magpies – I have only seen them once when I was in Greece in June. They are amazing!
beautiful pica pica picture! They are such inquisitive, intelligent and colourful birds – have them in the garden here in the UK. The black of their wings is iridescent in the right light. If you ever get to Spain or Portugal, check out the Azure Winged Magpie that lives there – it’s something else!
Oh thank you for visiting and sharing. I have only seen Magpies in Greece this past summer! They were amazing in person. The Azure Winged Magpie sounds wonderful, hopefully I will gat the opportunity to visit Spain or Portugal sometime soon. Thanks again for stopping by!!!
Love this !!!*Cynthia