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WAR... in the backyard

lloydslights — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 23:14:52 GMT

Feathers were flying!!

The territorial magpies holding their position. Enemy attack from on high. Counter attack. Dive bombers. Soaring. Gliding. Swooping. May day, may day. Bail out.

Back to peace and quiet with my 2 maggies just warbling.

DEB

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electric*mayhem*band — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:03:15 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDNoSi1vbE0

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*mrgrizz* — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:07:26 GMT

i have some magpies i feed a couple of times a week, much to the dogs disgust they think all meat from the fridge is theirs.

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freshwater-2 — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 01:41:14 GMT

I have three groups living around me. I am in a mini rain forest with dense huge native trees) No territorial problems as each group stays in their's. .

From time to time when two groups have nestlings leaving the nest of test flights around the same time, the babies meet up mid flight and swoop around each other and play, while the parents watch from separate trees. I have been watching them for years and the wonder never fades

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freakiness — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 01:50:52 GMT

@freshwaterbeach wrote:
I have three groups living around me. I am in a mini rain forest with dense huge native trees) No territorial problems as each group stays in their's. .
From time to time when two groups have nestlings leaving the nest of test flights around the same time, the babies meet up mid flight and swoop around each other and play, while the parents watch from separate trees. I have been watching them for years and the wonder never fades

They sure can provide some good entertainment 😄

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ca04 — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:36:29 GMT

The magpies at my place are fine it is the pigeons that leave all the feathers about.

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bluecat*dancing — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 03:19:58 GMT

A few days ago, as we drove into the carport, I made eye contact with a bird who quickly flew away. It took a moment before I realised that it was a falcon. I have never seen a bird of prey around here before so perhaps it had been displaced by habitat loss - fires, clearing - or I;m not very observant. It came back, after we went inside the house, to collect its prey - a pigeon.

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lloydslights — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 03:24:46 GMT

Hi, yes, it's more than likely that the fires have had an impact on the "food cycle" of the wildlife.

But what an experience to see the bird up close.

Shame it was a pigeon and not a dreaded indian mynah.

DEB