Comments on: A Madrigal of Magpies

By: andrew skeoch

andrew skeoch — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:01:49 +0000

Hi Vivienne,
Like the colonials bribing indigenous tribes with trinkets eh?
It is intriguing behaviour. If it was a bowerbird doing this you could readily conclude it is purposeful. A Magpie? I don’t know. I’ve never seen them do anything like this, but they are highly intelligent and adaptive creatures. Maybe this one just liked bling!

By: VIVIENNE

VIVIENNE — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:44:32 +0000

Hi Sarah and Andrew, i have been feeding a family of magpies for three years, they sing songs for me i am sure to say thank you for the mince! i was wondering though, have you ever heard of, or is it possible that magpies will bring “gifts” to you? this morning i went out to feed the family and one od the maggies had landed on the guttering, verly close to the doorway and when he saw me, dropped a largish silver object. i went to inspect what maggie had dropped and it was a piece of trangular shaped tin. i have seen them lately with pieces of string and branches and things for their nests, but not this type of object. what do you think? thanks, v.
reply: vivienne@nesmc.com.au if you are able to.

By: Ásdís í Ástralíu

Ásdís í Ástralíu — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:37:02 +0000

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By: The Boys Are Back « Crossroads – Cathryn Wellner

The Boys Are Back « Crossroads – Cathryn Wellner — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:06:13 +0000

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