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Butterfly
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Re: MAGPIES

Post by Butterfly » Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:19 pm

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 :woohoo:

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Re: MAGPIES

Post by Willpar » Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:18 am

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

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Re: MAGPIES

Post by Jacksparrow » Wed Dec 28, 2022 9:13 pm

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. :clap:

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Re: MAGPIES

Post by Willpar » Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:16 pm

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

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