magpies
Magpies are one of Australia’s most beloved (but also feared) native birds. They’re extremely clever, and beautiful singers. Since September 2021, I’ve been feeding a small group who regularly come to our courtyard.
Did you know? I also have a wiki page called ‘magpies’! If you want to check that out, you can do so here.
Posts
- : 🪶 Micro post: I mentioned that the magpies haven’t been coming by here so often recently. Today I saw one possible explanation …
- : 🪶 Photo post: Was about to go to the chemist just before when these three magpies mobbed me on the front porch, demanding walnuts 😂 …
- : 🪶 Photo post: Was asked for walnuts this morning by this extremely wet and bedraggled magpie (poor thing!). At least we’re not …
- : 🪶 Micro post: One of the magpies came by on her own and took a piece of walnut directly from my hand 😍
- : 🪶 Micro post: This is the magpies this morning, between bouts of gathering in my yard to wail at the top of their little avian lungs: …
- : 🪶 Photo post: I’d been perplexed and even a little concerned the last few days, because our magpie friends who are usually such …
- : 🪶 Photo post: Woke up this morning to find this magpie watching me sleep!! This chair it was perched on is effectively right next to …
- : 🪶 Micro post: The magpies have come to appreciate our small walnut treats so much that early in the mornings, they’re gathering …
- : 🪶 Photo post: Recently I’ve taken to throwing some walnut pieces out towards the local magpies when they stop by my house (which …
Links
- : 🪶 Link: “Altruism in birds? Magpies have outwitted scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices”
- : 🪶 Link: “Magpies face bleak future as heat rises with climate change”
Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.