Garden Wildlife UK

Willpar wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:11 pm

Usually quite a nice nest with a roof.

Its getting bigger and bigger, I am wondering how many babies they are planning to have

Average is six eggs that take 18-20 days to hatch.

We all know that magpies are part of the Corvid family which is known to be clever. I was watching one in my garden this morning trying to peck at the fat balls hanging feeder. It was just out of reach so the Magpie had a lunge and connected with the feeder and set it swinging. When the feeder swung towards the Magpie it found it could get a decent peck at the fat balls. Having learnt this lesson it then set the feeder swinging every time before trying to peck the fat balls. Brilliant.

They soon learn. I get a regular most days come into the garden. Sometimes get two.