Image: Yellow-billed Blue Magpie I IMG 7393

Description: Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris at Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh, India. This bird created lot of interest among the trekkers by its sheer beauty. Their music enhanced when pairs of them were seen courting, displaying, flying & calling together, moving from one branch to another, from higher altitude to lower one in slow steps. Breeding Territory was successfully defended by many birds as & when these birds entered into their domain. These birds were themselves busy in collecting nesting material etc. Taken at Pulga village (7000 ft.) at 11 hrs. on 12/5/07 while returning back from Sar Pass.
Title: Yellow-billed Blue Magpie I IMG 7393
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Author: J.M.Garg
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