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Is this the right place to post some friends I made in a local park? https://i.imgur.com/j4dtvt0.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/mcyNjDr.mp4
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Sulfur-crested cockatoo There's some in the park near me and they do that on occasion.
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Feb 3, 2021 09:39
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What is wrong with my young magpie friend's foot? This juvenile limps and often retracts its right leg. It's not clear in the picture (bad camera, failing light) but the grey-brown thing is approximately the colour of jute/hessian and has a fibrous, felt-like appearance, and completely encircles the poor bird's foot. I've known this bird for a couple of weeks and it's had this thing the whole time. Is it maybe some bit of nesting material that it got stuck in and has grown into?
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Feb 4, 2021 06:41
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mediaphage posted:poor thing. it definitely seems like its foot is caught. do you think it would let you get close enough to investigate? if not you may want to call wildlife people in your area for some help if such a thing exists. It's a wild bird and is still leery. It has taken a sunflower kernel from my hand a couple of times but is usually too shy. If I sit down it will settle nearby just out of arm's reach.
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Feb 4, 2021 13:46
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Good news! I visited my little magpie friend today and the thing around its foot has vanished! It must have fallen off or finally frayed apart last night or this morning, because it was still there yesterday. The little thing is still limping but appears to already have more use of that foot, and hopefully will recover more function.
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Feb 22, 2021 03:58
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Even better, because I didn't have to grab it to fix its foot, I haven't destroyed all its trust in me and it still comes and settles down between my legs when I'm sitting on the grass 
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Feb 22, 2021 04:23
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More magpie friends! This couple are on my regular walking route. The female on the right occasionally imitates a dog bark or says "come on!", and happily takes food from my hand. The male is much more nervous, and as a result pecks hastily and occasionally misses and hits my fingers instead.  The adolescent on the left is also an eager eater, but the younger bird on the right tends not to be willing to go for my hand until it's watched another magpie do it (it also tends to do things like gently grab my thumb instead of the seeds I'm holding): 
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Feb 27, 2021 15:48
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Inglonias posted:Yikes. Reading that article makes me _very_ happy I don't keep a pet bird. I still have the occasional nightmare about my stupid rear end getting a pet bird that I mistreat through neglect (forget to feed, cage too small, kept in my closet are the common things in my dream) and yet refuses to die. Do what I do and befriend some local wild birds instead! On my daily walking route I see approximately 50 Australian magpies in 10 family groups, and of those birds about 16 will eat from my hand. When magpies settle in a place they do so for good, and vigorously defend the borders of their patch from all other family groups. Mapping their locations has been interesting:  My favourites are the ones marked in light blue on that map. They have an adult male, two females, a slightly older juvenile (I assume first clutch of the breeding season in August/September of last year) and another two younger juveniles from a later clutch. The female in this picture (on the right) has learned to say "come on!" and also sometimes barks like a dog: The older juvenile and one of the youngest:
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Mar 17, 2021 13:57
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Qubee posted:I like when my budgies buzz my head for no reason, always makes me laugh. Like a scene out of Top Gun but less badass because they always have a look of "oh poo poo I came in too fast" on their faces. Some of the juvenile magpies do that too. They get so excited about flying up to see me that they forget they need to stop and have to do an OHSHIT pull away
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Mar 18, 2021 22:19
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I realise your birds aren't magpies, and this is designed for birds that are to be returned to the wild, but I found this DIY foraging tray while researching what to feed my locals: http://www.magpieaholic.com/diy-magpie-foraging-tray/
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Mar 19, 2021 23:00
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I was having a stressful morning at work but in my lunch break at the park I sat down to feed some magpies, and three juveniles clambered up on to my legs to be fed Turned my day around completely  Sorry I don't have pictures but they always seem a bit more skittish when I have my phone out.
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Mar 25, 2021 06:32
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I wish this was my video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6WA-oneFBo
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Mar 25, 2021 20:57
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There's no sound on that video. If you're on desktop you can't just drag-and-drop the video file because imgur has terrible UI https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003632072-How-to-Upload-Video GotLag fucked around with this message at 05:42 on Mar 27, 2021 |
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Mar 27, 2021 05:40
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Filmed this morning at dawn: https://i.imgur.com/6nl3Wb6.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/e9okZIi.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/5FJATL1.mp4
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Mar 28, 2021 02:36
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Youth Decay posted:Corvids are the best. I'd love to have a pet myna (the only domesticated corvid I can think of) but I'd feel guilty about keeping them indoors. Maybe if I had a giant aviary... Australian magpies are corvish but not actually corvids.
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Mar 28, 2021 03:26
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:they're all legs and beaks They spend a lot of their time walking around foraging on the ground, and the ones with dark beaks and eyebrows are juveniles that are almost full length but haven't filled out so they look more spindly than usual.
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Mar 28, 2021 03:51
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I work from home at a job that's super stressful for dumb, unnecessary reasons. If I didn't have my Therapy Magpies I'd have snapped and quit/been fired months ago. I spend my lunch break with them and all my anxiety goes away.
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Mar 28, 2021 11:08
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Got to see something unusual (for here, at least) this morning: condensation on the magpies' breath when they were singing
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Mar 28, 2021 22:39
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Please do not probe birds, they are unlikely to enjoy it
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Mar 30, 2021 21:22
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I would like to correct a factual error posted in the bird probing thread. It was claimed that corvids are the best birds. This cannot be true, as Australian magpies are the best birds and they are not corvids (although they are considered part of the corvides infraorder). This post has been brought to you by the facial expression "  "
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Mar 31, 2021 06:24
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I am currently absorbed in this book, which I am finding endlessly fascinating. I was going to quote some choice passages but I just find myself wanting to include the whole thing. By way of a substitute, I will instead link a radio interview that a helpful soul has uploaded on Youtube: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm9lsgMru-A Part 2 (the first 67 seconds overlap the end of part 1, should start playing at 1:07): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMpzGi5ddeo&t=67s
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Apr 1, 2021 10:11
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I know what you mean, nothing gives me the warm fuzzies like magpies recognising me and immediately running/flying over to climb up on my legs for a feed. Sure, in my case they're in it for the food, but that display of trust and familiarity is a delight.
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Apr 1, 2021 10:59
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Australian magpies have always been generally well-regarded (except for the ones that swoop people while chicks are in the nest) and are credited with creating the sunrise in some aboriginal myths, due to their frequent but also quite pleasant carolling. They also have the fortunate traits of being territorial ground foragers as well as being social, intelligent and insatiably curious, which means they are willing and able to form long-term relationships with the people in their territory. Today I bought some vitamin- and mineral-fortified bird pellets, and much to my relief the magpies happily crunched them instead of rejecting them like they have all previous attempts at introducing healthier food. I'll try the hated insectivore powder again next breeding season, and mix it with mince as according to the book Australian Magpie, parents preferentially feed mince to their chicks.
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Apr 3, 2021 00:59
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I was recommended MD pellets for feeding magpies, and the store had two sizes: 350 g for $17, or 2 kg for $35 I bought the larger pack and the gamble paid off! The magpies love them and now I don't feel guilty about feeding them unhealthy food!
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Apr 6, 2021 04:19
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Of course the magpies would prefer I kept feeding them cheese
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Apr 6, 2021 10:10
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Yesterday afternoon I made friends with the juvenile magpie that lives near my house, after it finally plucked up the courage to come down from the utility pole and eat treats with its parents. This morning as I came out my front door I heard skittering noises from my veranda roof, and what do I see but said juvenile poking its head over the edge to say hello (and hopefully get some breakfast)
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Apr 8, 2021 04:30
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Apr 9, 2021 04:02
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Meet Bea (the k is silent): She's had that broken tip since I first met her in late Jan/early Feb, and the injury looked old then, but she keeps on truckin' Eating cheese: https://i.imgur.com/AYpJZSm.mp4 Eating cheese again: https://i.imgur.com/7tiP835.mp4 Bonus content! Juvenile has learned how to sing but has not learned how to stop: https://i.imgur.com/et7rQgs.mp4 It kept this up for almost 10 minutes GotLag fucked around with this message at 04:13 on Apr 9, 2021 |
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Apr 9, 2021 04:07
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Kenshin posted:hard same, I love corvids of all kinds  LITERALLY A BIRD posted:oh boy, you're in trouble now  Yesterday morning I put out a bowl with a mix of sunflower seeds and pellets and a few scraps of cheese to get their attention. They arrived and ate the cheese before I even got back inside, and I know they came back later because last night the pellets were messed about and every single sunflower seed was gone
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Apr 9, 2021 23:33
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I put some of my magpie videos on Facebook and as a result two of my co-workers came over today to go out for lunch and be introduced to all the magpie families. Normally my house is a bit hard to find because it's in an alley with hosed up positioning in Google maps, but they didn't have any trouble because the local juvenile turned up for a feed right before they did, so they just went to the house with a fledgling magpie chirping on the front fence.
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Apr 10, 2021 10:23
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Patrovsky posted:I wish mine were consistent with when they show up. I saw them every day for a bit, then they disappeared for ages, before showing up sporadically like it's nothing. They still run over when they see me though. It depends on the size and quality of their territory. The territory where I live seems pretty marginal (unlike the nearby park, which is rich habitat and choc-a-block with breeding couples), and I'm starting to wonder if my locals are a bunch of exiled young adults (and an evicted juvenile) rather than a breeding group. It's all small old houses with tiny back yards with almost no lawn visible on Google maps, with a few two-storey buildings they like to perch on that give them a good view. This means I get spotted most times I leave the house and at least one will swoop down to a nearby perch to say hello, and I think the juvenile is pretty desperate so it keeps a close look out on my house for activity (and thus something to eat). If the video you posted is from your house then it looks like yours have a lot more options (and probably also defending to do).
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Apr 10, 2021 22:08
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Pookah posted:As an aside, I was just watching an old episode of Scrubs, wherin JD had a macaw on his shoulder. That bird was feeling so friendly and interested in stuff, it was v cute. But the differences between super friendly fluffing and extremely angry fluffing are so goddamn subtle I not even sure how to describe them. I can see them, yeah, but how the heck can you describe them to a person unfamiliar with parrots??? It is a puzzle and a mystery. It depends on what feathers they're fluffing and when. In magpies, looking at someone with both eyes and fluffing the feathers under the beak is an indicator of affection, and is seen in juveniles towards adoptive human parents. Anger can be expressed by ruffling flank feathers (or even just the feathers on the side of the head, above and below the eyes). I don't know the specifics of parrot fluffing but take note of the locations next time.
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Apr 11, 2021 23:41
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This morning I woke up to a back yard full of magpie feathers. Any cat found outside is feral and should be killed on sight.
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Apr 13, 2021 01:05
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What are window people?
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Apr 13, 2021 01:17
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Do you remember my little friend who had a tangled foot? Took a video this morning, unfortunately after it had finished playing with my shoe: https://i.imgur.com/sYbcPGN.mp4 Bonus video of the neighbouring family having breakfast: https://i.imgur.com/6FE2V6S.mp4
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Apr 13, 2021 01:51
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My back yard has been silent all day, no singing magpies I loving hate cats
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Apr 13, 2021 07:27
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An intelligent, social bird that could have lived another 20 years was killed because some stupid fuckwit had to let their ~precious cat~ have the run of the neighbourhood instead of keeping it inside where it belongs.
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Apr 13, 2021 12:39
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Plant MONSTER. posted:It’ll also add years to their lifespans Yep, my mother's adorable Siamese cat Shiraz lived 18 long, happy years She only went outdoors two or three times, all by accident and she spent the entire time cowering and trying to get back in.
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Apr 13, 2021 12:52
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Can we go see the magpies at the park? No, we have magpies at home. Magpie at home:  (it's a super sweetie and flies down from nearby rooftops to see me almost every time I go out the front door) Waiting to see what's in store: https://i.imgur.com/nIH0P2f.mp4 Munching pellets: https://i.imgur.com/Z6150Ch.mp4 Not enjoying how my phone is apparently specifically designed to pick up the sound of my breathing if I hold it at anything less than arm's length
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StrixNebulosa posted:Um, you know round cages are bad for birds, right? Um, have you thought about including some actual information in your post so I can tell if it's a bit or not?
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