Cheeky Magpie
Originally uploaded by Fiona32
We’ve been feeding a group of about 8 Magpies out on the deck every once in a while. This is as close as it comes to pet life in our house and we are constantly warbling at the Magpies while we are out in the garden, watching them and calling them over. I’m sure they’re being fed elsewhere as they are all semi-tame.
This Magpie got way too cheeky this morning. He flew in the open door and set himself up under the kitchen table, picking at remnant rice-bubbles left over from breakfast. I thought if we approached he’d smash himself to smithereens on the windows trying to escape, but he was too cool for school. He flapped up onto the couch, perched there watching us very happily, then did two very calm, low flaps to get back outside the way he came in.
Is it time to finally mop the floor when you have birdlife visiting?
