#309 Yellow-Billed Magpie #309
by William Lum
Title
#309 Yellow-Billed Magpie #309
Artist
William Lum
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
A colony of Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) is at the Johnson-Springfield park in Rocklin, California. I was taking a stroll around the park and took a reference photo of the Magpie for this watercolor painting.
The Yellow-billed Magpie is a bird of open country in California's central valleys. While its Black-billed relative lives across Europe, Asia, and North Africa, as well as western North America, the Yellow-billed Magpie lives only in California
May feed heavily on acorns in fall and winter, cracking them open by pounding with bill; also eats carrion in winter. Eats many grasshoppers in late summer. Nest often built on top of mistletoe clump, and even if not, may resemble such a clump from a distance. Nest is bulky domed structure (2-3' in diameter) with entrance on side, made of sticks and twigs. Interior of nest has base usually made of mud, lined with fine plant materials. This bird is extremely susceptible to West Nile virus. Between 2004 and 2006 it is estimated that 50% of all yellow-billed magpies died of the virus
This watercolor painting was done on Arches, cold press, 140 lb watercolor paper and is 12" X 16" in size unframed.
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June 29th, 2018
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