The magpies have been entertaining me this week. Yesterday I went outside with a piece of quiche in my hand (pumpkin and feta) and one little fella ran straight over and practically begged for some. (I wondered if he was our baby, all grown up).
I pondered whether feeding a bird some quiche smacked of cannibalism, but he seemed to enjoy it. The click of the camera frightened him, hence the wings spread in alarm.
When I ran out of quiche I raided the pantry and found a stale heel of bread, but he was not impressed. He warbled for a bit, which brought six of his friends a-zooming in, and so I returned to the fridge and surrendered the last piece of quiche (which was earmarked for the mister's supper, ssshhhh) and they all had a feast.
Time for a quick drink and a spot more singing, this time aimed at the kookaburra who is usually pretty territorial when he's at the bird bath ...
and then up into the tree with his mates for, yes, more singing.
I had to try and capture it for you, but of course as soon as I started recording they all shut up, except for that stupid crow at the beginning. Do persevere though because after a few seconds they all chime in again. It's the quintessential sound of the Australian bush.
More bird pics here.
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It certainly is.
I'm homesick now.
how cool it is that I can listen to your birds singing.
very cool.
I love the pictures - I love the birds.
Thanks for showing us the wildlife near you.
It's so fantastic to hear that sound clip of the birds - so very different from our birdsong here. It makes me think that I must get out and record the dawn chorus here when it gets going in the Spring and post it for people to hear. Thank you so much for posting this :)
What wonderful magical music! We have an Australian Bush exhibit at our zoo which I always enjoy, but I forget that somewhere in the world, this is the normal wildlife of everyday. Thanks for sharing!
thanks for the video - love the "songs" ;o)
How exotic ! There's a street in the middle of Brussels that has bird song piped in through loudspeakers on each lamp post . Perhaps they could occasionally try yours ....very pretty .
The sound of maggies, the smell of boronia and the look of wattle - this is home.
** I don't think anything scares magpies!
Same here. The bird baths are visited morning, noon and evening for baths and drinks and then the drying feathers in the sun
I suspect I should call the bird baths Bird Spas really.
Thankyou for the comment you left over at my place, it resulted in shouts of laughter.
ps. So, Mr have beans on toast for his dinner?
Whee, you got a video up! Now it looks and sounds like summer, which is but a fantasy here right now.
Thank you.
So, now we need to hear YOU. Can you do the naming of the cheeses? Remember?
How beautiful! It sounds so exotic to me, so melodious. Even your crow sounds different than the crows here in the US. Thank you so much for sharing.
I'd dash over for a little quiche if I were a bird as well!! Ha!
Magpie song is one of my favourite things. I like the yodel quality of it and it always makes me happy when I hear it.
The birdbath photo is gorgeous. And I don't know about cannibalism, but my hens love scrambled eggs... and it's *their* eggs. I should probably be worried about that...
Your Magpies sound gorgeous. I grew up with a magpie family nesting in our backyard every year. They have so much character. Probably one of my favourite birds. Although I wasn't very fond of the one that swooped me on my bike a few months ago!
Thanks for sharing.
Um, i'm still reeling from being attacked, swooped on & stalked by magpies as a child & sometimes adult. They look friendly though, love Posie
Oh, how fun!
i'd never get any work done if i lived there.
Magpie song? Scottish magpies never sing, that I'm aware of.
As a previous commenter said, this sounds totally unlike British birdsong. It sounds like a zoo. Which I suppose is logical.
SO interesting. I must get to Australia sometime. If only one could get there without going in one of those flying machine gubbinses. And free.
wow - how awesome to see a Kookaburra, they the cutest looking birds! Never seen one...OBVIOUSLY here in SA.
xoxo
Love your bird photos, Suse! You always seem to capture their personalities, too.
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