Guy Hand

In West Marin County, California, nature and agriculture co-exist in a complicated and sometimes delicate relationship.

The unmistakable squawk of the magpie isn’t the most endearing sound in the birding world. In fact, it’s one of the many traits that put the magpie near the bottom of the avian popularity list. The magpie has been called “evil-looking,” and in at least on

In West Marin County, California, nature and agriculture co-exist in a complicated and sometimes delicate relationship.

The unmistakable squawk of the magpie isn’t the most endearing sound in the birding world. In fact, it’s one of the many traits that put the magpie near the bottom of the avian popularity list. Its close relatives do hardly any better; Alfred Hitchcock fi