Azure-winged Magpies (Onagaオナガ)

On a wet, dull morning, I heard familiar 'gyeeeeee' calls by Azure-winged Magpies coming from just outside our flat.

and gradually they built up their numbers...

In the end, there were more than 25 magpies flying into Aoba no Mori Koen. It was as if a party was about to start:) noisy but pretty birds they are!