Nikon D3000 on auto
I was taking photos of bees when I spotted the magpie on the other side of the fence. The lane down the side of our house is being graded. No idea if the intention is to seal it, or not. Mr R is thrilled, as the road has been widened by a metre – he will have less grass to mow.
While idly Google-ing, I read that if the male magpie is taken away and relocated the female will often take a new mate withing hours. After all, she needs a new fellow to help feed her chicks and guard her territory. The new male often does a better job of feeding her chicks than their father. Probably because he was too busy swooping kids which is why he would be relocated in the first place.
Thanks for looking. Have a good day. 🙂
Christine R 
I love your photo – and the angle – also – this reminds me of my spouses’ grandparents = they hated the way magpies came to their yard and made so much noise
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They are noisy. I’m fairly deaf, so I don’t usually hear them greeting the dawn in the tree not far from our bedroom window. I really must try and get over to your blog and see what you have been up to! Thanks for dropping in again. 🙂
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Well take your time visiting – I have had a little extra time the last few weeks so I have been posting more – and it feels nice – but I like slower posting seasons too – both are fun!
Anyhow – back to your cool shot. we lived near the grandparents when we first married and the magpies were annoying in our yard – until we got two dogs! Never hugged us after that!
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LOL. I’ll come visit VERY soon!
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Ok – look forward to seeing you – and I like how you keep it natural on the visits – sometimes when folks force it – or visit too much they can lose some blog essence – ha know ?
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I like catching up best, but I think it has been so long since I visited that I’ll be neck deep in older posts by time I give up. I also try not to comment too much on such visits, but will sprinkle likes with wild abandon, no doubt. 🙂
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Oh – i love the sprinklings of likes – ha! See you later
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Love the warble of the magpies, Auntie Alma’s street in Albury ended in a cul-de-sac with a lane going out to the paddocks, you could hear them chatting to each other in the big gums, thought it sounded welcoming. We seem to be lucky with none swooping at us, I think they have realised we are not going to climb their trees to hurt their eggs.
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On this expert’s website, he said that the magpies will only swoop while they have actual young birds in the nest. Also, they have the ability to remember all people who live within their territory, by sight, so they know who they can trust, I suppose. Clever birds!
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What a handsome fellow!
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Thanks Julie. (goes away muttering – there is another lovely blog I have neglected…) See you soon!
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I love our maggies and their songs. So different to the magpies in the UK. Bot beautiful in their own way.
I have heard that if you feed them they won’t swoop. But I don’t advocate feeding wildlife. Umbrellas also work.
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You probably ‘tsk tsk tsk’, and shakle your head, every time I speak of putting out seed for the birds, then! Though I do it on an irregular basis, so they have to fend for themselves.
The magpies here are a different species to the European magpie which is a row. Magpie warbles are magical!
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I think all magpies are beautiful, an this one is especially fetching!
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I was struck by his plumage, too, Janet. I think most of them around here are the white-backed, or else females with grey feathers. The western magpie has grey speckles on the back, too. I must do a comparison photo shoot. 🙂
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