tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post393683100240290778..comments2024-03-29T10:54:36.300+00:00Comments on North Stoke: Sunday and magpiesthelmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-60318273900945046292017-11-14T08:57:42.958+00:002017-11-14T08:57:42.958+00:00They are very pretty birds, sad that they got shot...They are very pretty birds, sad that they got shot in the US as well. Children love shiny things ;)thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-44905598854836586872017-11-14T01:17:43.286+00:002017-11-14T01:17:43.286+00:00I love magpies; I had never seen one until a trip ...I love magpies; I had never seen one until a trip to Ireland two years ago. I didn't even know what they were---sent a photo to a birder friend who identified them. She said they used to be so numerous in the western US that farmers shot them. And now I learn they steal baby birds. I think they are pretty smart though, and my daughter calls one of her daughters a magpie. Missing shiny or pretty things always end up in that child's bedroom.knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-9019590411953081852017-11-13T05:12:26.189+00:002017-11-13T05:12:26.189+00:00They are such funny birds, too intelligent by half...They are such funny birds, too intelligent by half. Glad there are plenty around down South!thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-46513703782759966522017-11-13T05:10:15.564+00:002017-11-13T05:10:15.564+00:00They are wicked birds for robbing nests. I miss E...They are wicked birds for robbing nests. I miss Em's blog as well, she left on an optimistic note about her son, work seemed to be piling up around her though.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-50033129663237892972017-11-12T20:48:01.502+00:002017-11-12T20:48:01.502+00:00We have masses of magpies round here. Beautiful pa...We have masses of magpies round here. Beautiful painting. One friend put marbles on top of her planters and then found the local magpie kept pinching them!<br />ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-29615184637924798442017-11-12T13:11:05.351+00:002017-11-12T13:11:05.351+00:00I do miss Em's blog and her paintings, hope he...I do miss Em's blog and her paintings, hope her son is OK<br />We have magpies everywhere in Suffolk, gamekeepers used to trap them to protect the pheasants, but not so many gamekeepers now. In town last year the magpies took all the young birds from the nests.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.com