Thanks for the photo’s and close ups – ours are generally WAY up in trees so a close look isn’t possible.

Steven, I understand the frustrations of farmers and others in agriculture when wildlife has a negative impact on crops. Magpie season has started early this year and is expected to last until November, experts warn. They sure do, Judy. This is one of my favorite photographs from the many days I watched these magpies.

I do understand some of the frustrations of magpies. Yesterday I saw a video appearing to be having a small funeral for one of their friends who got hit by a car. In Europe, 'magpie' is used by English speakers as a synonym for the European magpie, https://www.alamy.com/ornithology-breeding-and-nests-the-eurasian-magpie-or-common-magpie-pica-pica-is-a-resident-breeding-bird-throughout-the-northern-part-of-the-eurasian-continent-it-is-one-of-several-birds-in-the-crow-family-designated-magpies-and-belongs-to-the-holarctic-radiation-of-monochrome-magpies-in-europe-magpie-is-used-by-english-speakers-as-a-synonym-for-the-european-magpie-image337218263.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-magpie-eggs-australia-10763568.html, Magpie nest in tree.Thorn twigs.Horizontal format. Speculation on my part but I can’t help myself…. I’m liking this one more and more.
Please follow this link for more information. and thanks for the biology lesson. 1 week ago . “Thou shall eat good food produced with respect for local culture, the environment, humans and animals” — Carlo Petrini (Slow food movement). This image is misleading – it looks like there’s a straight, level shot to the nest interior but in order to even see the entrance I had to squat down and then look up.

A Collared Dove stands guard on a chimney top with a Magpie perched on a TV aerial in the background. Here’s how you can protect yourself.

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-oldest-of-the-magpies-pica-pica-nestlings-calling-for-food-in-146627110.html. 223,067,732 stock photos, vectors and videos, Magpie nest in London Docklands with Canary Wharf in the background, https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-magpie-nest-in-london-docklands-with-canary-wharf-in-the-background-11418834.html, Magpie nest on a dead tree in Spain over blue sky, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-magpie-nest-on-a-dead-tree-in-spain-over-blue-sky-80337436.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-magpie-nest-on-a-tree-in-sunny-day-70043167.html, Tree surgeon work on tall Leyland Cypress garden trees with remains of a magpie nest.
We’ve always thought that(According to the children’s story) Magpies laid their eggs in other birds nests here’s hoping parents are about. The female tends to the interior, forming a mud cup and lining it with grass.

Sagebrush with magpie nest, Great Salt Lake in background. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-nest-of-the-magpie-crow-family-pica-pica-30706845.html, Male of magpie bird standing near puddle gathering filth for building nest, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-male-of-magpie-bird-standing-near-puddle-gathering-filth-for-building-123398130.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-pica-pica-the-nest-of-the-magpie-in-nature-79885066.html, Beech Tree With Autumn Leaves And In The Treetop A Magpie Nest, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-beech-tree-with-autumn-leaves-and-in-the-treetop-a-magpie-nest-117710320.html, Multi floored accommodation for man and birds, magpie nest and apartment buildings in Tveita suburb of Oslo Norway, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-multi-floored-accommodation-for-man-and-birds-magpie-nest-and-apartment-55472835.html, Magpie Pica pica carrying nest material Kent spring, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-magpie-pica-pica-carrying-nest-material-kent-spring-10048600.html, Magpie Pica pica flying with sticks for nest against a nice blue sky Verulamium Park, St Albans, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-magpie-pica-pica-flying-with-sticks-for-nest-against-a-nice-blue-sky-16160243.html, Australian Magpie-Lark, Grallina cyanoleuca, at nest, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-australian-magpie-lark-grallina-cyanoleuca-at-nest-93231656.html, pine tree with magpie nest on sandstone cliff, Lory State Park near Fort Collins, Colorado, as seen through vintage sash window, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-pine-tree-with-magpie-nest-on-sandstone-cliff-lory-state-park-near-137207984.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-magpie-nest-on-a-tree-in-sunny-day-70043804.html, https://www.alamy.com/tree-surgeon-work-on-tall-leyland-cypress-garden-trees-with-remains-of-a-magpie-nest-cupressus-leylandii-coniferous-evergreen-tree-being-reduced-image360043899.html, https://www.alamy.com/magpie-nest-image878995.html, https://www.alamy.com/a-typical-nest-of-a-magpie-image181659599.html, Magpie nest in tree.Thorn twigs.Horizontal format. “That suits me,” cried the starling, and off it flew; and very comfortable nests have starlings.

Ha, thanks, Diane but I think I may have already overdone it….

The last one was two years ago in the much taller Russian olive tree.

But they do and we need to begin listening to these things from which we can learn a lot.

The edifice begins with a foundation of twigs, in theupper part of which is a cavity from six to ten inches deep, with a mud baseand outer wall, something like a Robins nest, and usually lined with fine roots.Over this is a roof of twigs, with the entrance hole in one side just above thetop of the cavity. I’m having trouble telling which is the male and which is the female as they look so close in size. https://www.alamy.com/pied-currawong-strepera-graculina-sitting-amongst-branches-of-a-tree-image369956606.html, The magpie is unmistakeable black and white long tailed bird Its nest is large twiggy structure usually built among dense tree branches It is omnivore, https://www.alamy.com/the-magpie-is-unmistakeable-black-and-white-long-tailed-bird-its-nest-is-large-twiggy-structure-usually-built-among-dense-tree-branches-it-is-omnivore-image376584902.html, Merton Park, London, UK.

Each nest begins with a mud anchor with twig superstructure which takes 2-3 weeks to build. Spain. The other interesting thing about this pair is one has a slightly damaged wing that hangs down at the “wrist” – the first three or four primaries hang down. Will they ever stop? I have a pair that are currently raising three youngsters who are all now flying and begging from them. Griffith University behavioural ecologist Darryl Jones told The New Daily the early swooping likely meant warmer winters and erratic weather had tricked some magpies into nesting early.

my lucky day!!!