what do magpies like to eat appart from baby birds

[Madelinew]

Originally Posted by Nickynockynoonoo

Madelinew, LOL I had to Google "anthropomorphosising"

Would you believe, this thread is on page 1 of google? OK, it's only no. 10 but still first page ROFL

I've sidetracked. I was just going to say that Autumn Unsprung was good this week. A viewer sent in a video of a sparrowhawk tackling a magpie. The sparrowhawk eventually drowned the magpie in a pond. Now that's clever.

Just thought I'd let you know what you missed Poor Mr Magpie

Relieved I managed to spell it right

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by wizzo

Rage, anger, love, guilt and deceipt are all emotions that I've seen displayed by our animal freinds.

Just because you've interpreted the actions of animals as being motivated by the above emotions, doesn't mean that they are!

Jim

[shenk1]

Once watched a mapie lurking about near some small shrubs in our garden,suddenly it dove in and came out clutching a mouse in its beak ! It then proceeded to shake it violently (is there any other type of shake!) untill I suspect it was dead then flew off with it. Fascinating to watch but it put me right off my tea !

[wizzo]

Yes, you're right Jim, doesn't mean I'm wrong either! Exactly the same as humans then? Sometimes we just have to trust our natural instincts.

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by wizzo

Sometimes we just have to trust our natural instincts.

But mostly we should trust out common sense!
;^)

Jim

[wizzo]

Get yerself a dog Jim - then you'd see the light

[Helen Jones]

Domestic cats kill far more baby birds and fledgelings than magpies (at least where I live anyway). Magpies are part of the natural cycle of life, whereas cats have been artificially introduced - maybe we should consider culling cats instead???

PS: I have a cat, so not serious about the cull, just think they do far more damage to garden bird populations than any natural predator

[Helen Jones]

[quote=Nickynockynoonoo;564270]Madelinew, LOL I had to Google "anthropomorphosising"

A viewer sent in a video of a sparrowhawk tackling a magpie. The sparrowhawk eventually drowned the magpie in a pond. Now that's clever.



A friend of mine has a sparrowhawk which regularly visits her garden and catches the starlings. Originally when the caught starling stared alarm calling the sparrowhawk would be mobbed by other nearby birds, so now it has learned to drown the unfortunate starling in her pond so as to kill it quietly and not attract unwanted attention! Genius

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by Helen Jones

Domestic cats kill far more baby birds and fledgelings than magpies (at least where I live anyway). Magpies are part of the natural cycle of life, whereas cats have been artificially introduced - maybe we should consider culling cats instead???

PS: I have a cat, so not serious about the cull, just think they do far more damage to garden bird populations than any natural predator

Brilliant idea!!

Lets do it *YAY*

And whilst we're at it lets introduce back the lynx and wolf.... they naturally belong here.

[witham]

Originally Posted by tcvarlh

This anthropomorphic treatment of creatures with words such as torture, chuckling, etc., does not really fit here.

I was not being facesious, but how else would you describe a magpies call, I've always known it as chuckling and have even heard wild life experts say the same