[Length 18 in. Wingspan 25 in.]

This Black-billed Magpie was photographed at Mary's Lake, Estes Park, CO. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 22, 2009)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 25 in.]

This Black-billed Magpie was photographed at Mary's Lake, Estes Park, CO. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 22, 2009)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Eurasian Magpie was photographed at Arne RSPB Reserve, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Yellow-billed Magpie was photographed near Solvang, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

Clark's Nutcrackers occur throughout the mountains and northern climes of the western US and southern Canada. They are bold and will readily come to your hand for food. This one was photographed at a parking area along the north rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona as it approached to within a few feet looking for a handout. Photo taken with a 55mm f1.8 Takumar (Pentax) lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1980)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Clark's Nutcracker was photographed at Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1992)

[Length 19.5 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This Chihuahuan Raven was photographed at Bosque del Apache NWR, NM. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: March 2, 2008)

[Length 19.5 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This Chihuahuan Raven in flight was photographed at the "famous" Brownsville, Texas dump. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1988)