We have a problem in the back garden this afternoon. A pair of Magpies have gone on the prowl. The one was lurking all afternoon in and around the garden. The other patrolled on the roof, often throwing an ominous shadow onto the granite slabs that pave our back garden.
Meantán gorm 98% 
Colm couile 62% 
Lon dubh 98% 
Spideog 99% 
Snag breac 93% 
Rí rua 91% 
Feannóg 43% 
Dunnóg 77% 
Lasair choille 78%
Ireland’s Garden Birds by Oran O’Sullivan & Jim Wilson
All photos © Simon Robinson 2020