A hand-out for an Australian magpie
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (346007)
Rockingham, Australia
June 27, 2023 9:39pm CST
We’ve returned home now from our latest house-sit. They left us clear instructions which we appreciated but they didn’t mention that three or four magpies would turn up each morning at the kitchen door. I know both the UK and USA have their own versions of magpies but they are not the same as ours.
We didn’t have much to offer them but we had some leftover sausage from dinner the previous evening. This one was happy to take it from my fingers which enabled Vince to take a photo of him (and me). The spots on the verandah is where the frost on the roof has melted and dripped through the nail holes onto the floor.
My mother would feed quite a few magpies and had an occasional one as a pet.
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@RebeccasFarm (92002)
• Arvada, Colorado
4 Jul 23
This is a wonderful photo of you Judy.
Excellent Vince thanks.
I had never seen a magpie like yours.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
6 Jul 23
@RebeccasFarm I've never seen one like that either or maybe any magpie.
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@DaddyEvil (141219)
• United States
28 Jun 23
It's a good photo. Magpies are smart birdies.
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@DaddyEvil (141219)
• United States
28 Jun 23
@JudyEv Yes, that's true. Corvids are everywhere.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16845)
• China
28 Jun 23
This magpie wasn't afraid of you.Our magpies (as same as the ones in the link below) look very different from yours.
Appearance & Identification Magpies are immediately recognisable as corvids. However, their long tails and pied plumage make them far more striking than any crow. What do Magpies look like? Magpies are dove-sized birds. They are essentially black and white
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16845)
• China
30 Jun 23
@JudyEv You are welcome ! Here we see much of another sort of bird that looks like the magpie called oriental magpie robin.
https://cn.bing.com/images/search?q=magpie-robin&qpvt=magpie+robin&form=IGRE&first=1
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@JudyEv (346007)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jul 23
@changjiangzhibin89 The oriental magpie robin looks very cute too and quite similar to our willy wagtail in shape. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and taken by Duncan McCaskill.
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@wolfgirl569 (111426)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jun 23
Great photo. That would be fun to do
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@wolfgirl569 (111426)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jun 23
@JudyEv Then you are a bird whisperer 
. Most animals know when they can trust someone
. Most animals know when they can trust someone1 person likes this
@JudyEv (346007)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jun 23
@wolfgirl569 How about that? Another string to my bow! 
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@BarBaraPrz (48488)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Jun 23
Great photo; I give it 5 gold stars.
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@BarBaraPrz (48488)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Jun 23
@JudyEv Yes, 5 out of 5.
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@toniganzon (72549)
• Philippines
28 Jun 23
Is there a magpie in the photo or my screen isn't loading?
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@toniganzon (72549)
• Philippines
29 Jun 23
@JudyEv Now I'm seeing it. So the photo didn't load yesterday.
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@JudyEv (346007)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jun 23
Your magpies are pretty too but quite different to ours in colouring.
@noni1959 (10204)
• United States
28 Jun 23
They are so smart. Many years ago, I lived in CA and we had a friend that had a magpie. It was free, not caged, but made it's home near and pecked on the window every morning. He would put a saucer of fruits and cereals out and the bird was so happy "talking" away while he ate. My friend would go out and get his fishing things together and one time, had opened his nightcrawler container and that magpie dive bombed him. He dropped it and the bird had a feast.
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@GardenGerty (162111)
• United States
28 Jun 23
I love the glimpse of the lush looking plants as well. So fun, I imagine, to hand feed the birds.
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@JudyEv (346007)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jun 23
There was a lot of garden and pot plants. I'm glad we weren't there over summer.
@allknowing (140561)
• India
28 Jun 23
The owners must have been feeding them and that explains why this magpie let you feed it
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@LindaOHio (183886)
• United States
28 Jun 23
How very cool. I would enjoy that. The picture is great.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
6 Jul 23
That is so great that he took it from your fingers. He's so pretty.
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@Beestring (14905)
• Hong Kong
28 Jun 23
That is a good photo. Not sure if magpies can be found in HK.
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