Magpie Menace ; You Might Salute Him for Luck - but the Jaunty Magpie Is a Savage Predator Slaughtering Our Songbirds
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SPRING has arrived early; already there is frogspawn in the pond, I saw two butterflies in February, a yellow brimstone and a red admiral - and now a pair of magpies are nesting in my garden.
They are beautiful birds and instantly recognisable; at first they appear to be simply black and white, but when the sun catches their feathers the black shines with a beautiful metallic blue sheen.See the full content of this document
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Magpie Menace ; You Might Salute Him for Luck - but the Jaunty Magpie Is a Savage Predator Slaughtering Our Songbirds
With their long tails and jaunty air they appear to have an attractive character too; they are the extroverts of the bird world. When they see danger or intruders, they scold with a harsh, grating stream of abuse - hence one of their country names is 'chatterpie'.
All over my parish there are magpies.Some experts believe that their num...See the full content of this document
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