I was determined to end my magpie stalking habits once the spring was over. Easier said than done, especially when my neighbours, the Magpies, started showing up with their adorable young ones…
No idea how many fledglings they have, they only showed up with two at a time at most. Generally, it’s only one accompanying the parents. As far as appearance goes, they can be barely told apart from the parents – I learnt to look for the shorter tails.
But the constantly hungry open beaks make all the difference, and the young ones are quite hilarious. Almost as big as the parents, they still whine and wait to be fed, even when Mon and Dad are trying to make a run for it.
Come to think of it, I do have some acquaintances in their thirties doing the same… If I waste even more time thinking about it, I realize I also met people in their fifties behaving like this. Who says people and birds are not alike?
Speaking of magpies, have you seen Tracy’s post this week? If not, stop by her blog (Reflections of An Untidy Mind) and read her hilarious poem for this week’s Corvid 2020 challenge.
Wonderful photos, how far were you from the birds when you took them?
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked them. I wasn’t as close as it might seam (I couldn’t tell you exactly how far away), they were in the garden and I, at my window with a 55-250mm lens; most of the photos are also cropped. 🙂
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I love these–particularly the fleeing parent! Just priceless.
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They are fun to observe. 🙂
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Oh, these are such adorable photos, Ana. You really have an eye for photography. ❤
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Thank you, Carol! ❤ These adorable little guys make it easy. 🙂
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A few weeks into my challenge, I decided corvid-stalking was not a bad game to play to provide a distraction from self-isolation. It’s a free mental health service. How nice that the magpies brought their noisy, hungry chicks to see you, Ana. They look very healthy so obviously not starving. 🙂
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Well put, “free mental health service”. It really is a relaxing distraction. 🙂 And it’s interesting to observe their family dynamics.
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