Normally, a handsome rogue of a bird, who is smooth and sleek with not a feather out of place.  Not so the one that has been visiting our garden.  I have seen him coming for a few weeks now, eating anything he can find.   He is very chatty and just likes to hang around; he has proven a little illusive when it comes to getting a photo.

This magpie seems to been rather more fluffy than your average magpie and when he is sitting on the back fence it looks like he has a lions mane.  Today he seems to be having a very bad hair day and has been trying to tame his locks on the neighbour's fence.  Here he is, sorry they are not very good pics.

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