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I usually accompany my partner to his physical therapy appointments on my days off, and wait for a while in the car until he's done. The last several weeks I've gotten to see a pair of magpies in the parking lot, scavenging and sometimes taking sticks, presumably for nesting.

Today I had some dried mango, so I tossed them a tiny bit, which this one was perfectly happy to take, ha.

(We also saw a bald eagle the other day in flight. Always exciting to see them!)

And apparently the birdwatching excitement in Colorado has been that we have Bohemian Waxwings visiting - we have Cedar Waxwings fairly reliably, but the Bohemian ones come through in large numbers but infrequently. I've mostly heard every 10-15 years as an estimate. I haven't seen any of them, but a few acquaintances have. :)

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meowmensteen

Way cool. I've been wanting to spot a Bohemian ever since I read about them. Good luck spotting one.

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mistressofmuses

I'd love to see one! I haven't yet, and it sounds like it's hard to know exactly where they'll be. Luckily I at least had an acquaintance get some fantastic pictures of them for me to enjoy vicariously!

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ysabetwordsmith

Magpies are so striking. I love cedar waxwings but I've never seen one live.

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mistressofmuses

Magpies are wonderful! I hate that so many people think of them as pests - they're beautiful and so entertaining to watch.

I first saw cedar waxwings at an amusement park in the middle of the city, which was an unexpected place to see them! I saw them a second time near my company's corporate office when I used to work there. Those are the only two times I've seen them, though. I haven't gotten to see the Bohemian ones except through an acquaintance's pictures.