Magpies have a bad reputation by many people. People who don't understand about this highly intelligent birds. Yes they are predators of birds nests and chicks but they are also fabulously intelligent birds. I watched this one on the feeders today. One leg gripping the wall, the other gripping the feeder perch, and allowing it to pull the feeder towards it, to feed. It did try and perch on the feeder, but he's a little too big for that. I say he, but it's almost impossible to sex individuals as they have identical markings, However this gorgeous chap is around our garden a lot so I'm calling him, he, assuming the female is on the nest, incubating her eggs for 18-19 days - so it says in the bird books. Great to see this bird so confident around us in the garden.
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