Great Bear Wilderness Walla walla

Had she not been so determined to strip every last morsel of meat from the creature's rib bone, Shiv would have given the wolf a mouthful for his impudence. She clung desperately onto the carcass as it swayed, courtesy of the man who worked on tearing off his portion. Did he have to be so rough about it? However, she didn't dare give up her spot for fear of losing her precious bone.

Finally, her perch stopped shaking as the leg was torn free, held securely in the dark wolf's jaws. The magpie watched as he trotted back to wherever he had come from, feeling slightly jealous he could just lug away whatever part of the animal he wanted. Whatever. Ribs were tastier, anyway.

With another chirp, she deftly slid her beak down the bone again, stripping off whatever meat she could before the coyotes and larger birds arrived.