Magpie vs Magpie

[alias_sqbr]

Magpie vs Magpie

HOW DID I NOT REALISE THIS?

I guess it explains why european literature portrays them as adorable cheeky thieves rather than violent unexpected death from above...(It really is true: in Australia, even the adorable little birds are deadly)

Comments

[goth-grrl.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, the european magpie is a kind of jay. That does make more sense.

And if you think nesting magpies are bad, you should try bloody willy wagtails. (OK they may be tiny, but they make up for it in temper!)

[bunny-m.livejournal.com]

(OK they may be tiny, but they make up for it in temper!)

Yeah, but they are *so* cute when they are pissed off! =)

[alias_sqbr]

I'm with bunny_m :)

[goth-grrl.livejournal.com]

That's the problem! Swatting a magpie out of the air never bothered me, but I'm not capable of hurting a wagtail. Even when the little sods are sitting in my hair pecking me.

[alias_sqbr]

Heh. That reminds me of this one time, back in highschool, when my then 6 year old cousin and his friends cornered me and started pulling my tie, and I just stood there flailing because I couldn't see any way to get free without hurting them. And calling for help would have just been embarrassing. (Said cousin is now twice as tall and thankfully past the tie pulling phase :))