tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539053308616126531.post5178265082222903608..comments2024-01-05T23:40:32.768-08:00Comments on The Next Stage: Encore Post; MagpiesMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539053308616126531.post-52548539520907085422013-10-14T00:11:19.746-07:002013-10-14T00:11:19.746-07:00The European magpie looks slightly different....st...The European magpie looks slightly different....still recognisably the same species....but plumper and a more white I think. They are not so loved in Yorkshire, and are blamed for driving away the smaller song birds. Do you have the nursery rhyme about magpies...." One for sorrow, two for joy, ending with something about a secret never to be told ?Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539053308616126531.post-57375903914939788012013-10-13T20:09:08.287-07:002013-10-13T20:09:08.287-07:00My daughter was swooped the other day, but its a s...My daughter was swooped the other day, but its a small price to pay for these gorgeous birds!Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658324453928020784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539053308616126531.post-52795166710560020472013-10-13T04:01:06.092-07:002013-10-13T04:01:06.092-07:00I think they are beautiful birds,but yes I always ...I think they are beautiful birds,but yes I always am aware of their swooping and head pecking. We have a pair of Murray Magpies who come into the garden to drink and bathe every day. I love to watch them. xHeirloom treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839739357705776792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539053308616126531.post-39338678237851158352013-10-12T23:32:05.950-07:002013-10-12T23:32:05.950-07:00love my maggies and thankfully the ones around her...love my maggies and thankfully the ones around here don't swoop either.....my neighbours have a terrible one and have not seen it this year but it was replaced by a very cranky butcher bird.....I never knew butcher birds swooped...........Chookyblue......https://www.blogger.com/profile/03673183082274488600noreply@blogger.com