Talkative magpie

[MrLiammerrigan]

i used to have a magpie i hand reared, he was a fantastic bird, there so funny and intelligent.

[outcast73]

@baldingmoose- They are everywhere here in Colorado Springs, It is definitely the most common bird in the area.

[scooterkillz]

those birds live in ireland during the summer i use to see so many in my garden and they use to eat all the left over bread <3

[MxMagpie]

D: You have a magpie!? How do you have a magpie!? I live in England and I would really adore one, how did you get yours?

[baldingmoose]

i wish we had magpies in the states.

[CapnBlackbird]

@baldingmoose You do. I'm not sure of the exact distribution but there are black- and yellow-billed magpies in the US.

[javakogan]

@baldingmoose There are magpies on the west coast...

[Nobuo839]

Cute :D

[altosaxophoneist203]

i have 4 corbids as pets and they are all beautiful birds and smart too

[tall32guy]

We have magpies in the wild around my town here. I've always seen them and admired them from afar but didn't realize they were this smart and cute! :) Or that they could be tamed. :)

[Nestuda]

This is adorable, and it's so sweet how close you two are <3

[Zeanu]

Hoh that's very nice! I wish I could keep one...

[ChemtrailsEire]

Did you find it when it was very young or what?

[CapnBlackbird]

@ChemtrailsEire He arrived at the local wildlife hospital where we were volunteering at the time. He was a lozenge-shaped ball of feathers, but had no tail and only little wings.

[strumtstrummer]

@CapnBlackbird Thanks. Oop's, I'm signed into a different channel. Oh well. Anyway I live alone and was thinking of rearing a Starling. Some great vids on them here on youtube. cheers! Squawwwwwkkkkkkk!!!! :O)

[peacemtn]

Cute devil.

[Hetdegon]

How adorable! I feel all jealous, I'd love to have a pet magpie too.

[mcevoy31]

5/5 video

I had a magpie that was caught when it was young by a bird of prey

I reared it and it mimiced my voice, really smart birds

[lillen300]

gorgeous magpie, where did you get it?

[CapnBlackbird]

Did a year's volunteering at a wildlife hospital which involved bringing various baby birds home to hand-rear. This one ended up being too tame to release.

[lillen300]

well would be fun to have a magpie they are very intelligent and well they are georgeous

[CapnBlackbird]

Yes, having Pie is great fun, but also means you don't get much chance to spend time on your own because he needs a lot of attention. He also shreds wallpaper and steals anything he can fit in his beak! Having a magpie is a bit like having a non-houstrained flying toddler.

[lillen300]

haha XD well does it do any tricks?

[sillymagpie]

Great description!  Lovely fellow.

[Kiger8Kiger]

@CapnBlackbird

Mine was like that too. He was stealing everything, especially fish and catfood.

Now it lives in the back yard and comes back when it's too lazy to find food on his own.:)

[ChemtrailsEire]

@CapnBlackbird hahahahah about the untrained flying toddler. :O)

[marzipan260]

finally some one with a real magpie not an austrailian magpie.

[verticalsmurf]

What's wrong with the Aussie Maggies?? I love their songs. Granted I live here so I have a certain bias

Come to think of it, I haven't seen many around here (Penrith NSW) lately...

[marzipan260]

Nothing wrong with them they are nice birds but they just don't have the same status, I guess because they are'nt as intelligent.

[sillymagpie]

Not in the same family (Corvidae) as the North American and European magpies, which are related to crows and jays. The Aussie magpies are actually related to butcherbirds. They're not "true" magpies--but they're still a lot of fun!

:-D

[verticalsmurf]

How can't they be family? Their songs are so similar!

So, you are saying that Austrailan Crows and Magpies aren't related to their Northern counterparts??

What about the Ravens? These birds behave nothing like the Butcher Birds (who really, really live up to their name)

Come on, I really love my Maggies and Crows.Granted I know nothing of the Corvidae of the Northern Hemisphere for comparison, So what is the family name for the Crows, Ravens and Magpies in Australia?

[QueenieAlexander2000]

So brave for their size. Beaks conical from every angle. Jaunty stride. Interest in everything. And such a lovely song. They make my walk to work a pleasure.

[Wyrehedd242]

what a cool critter!! love it!

[cannedstring]

How did he become tame?

[Roxfox]

Magpies are awesome birds. Beautiful and intelligent, for sure. Most people just take their presence for granted and never stop to appreciate them. They continue to be noise in the busy environment of everyday life.

But every time a magpie soars past me, I stop in my tracks and watch where it goes. Lovely creatures.

[almodovien]

Wow, could not have said it better myself!

I too love these wonderful creatures, they have such a character.

[OneForMalakian]

@Roxfox I agree with you~! :)

[verticalsmurf]

I think Maggies are underesimated in their intelligence. They are smart. In evidence is his willingness to 'step up'

[marzipan260]

European magpie are the most intelligent birds in the world and rank among the most intelligent animals.

[Geelongthecats]

geee this bird is sooo brilliant.

[fulcrum100]

I canrt believe what I'm watching... incredible. I've watched magpies out my back garden for 25 years, and the wiley thieves never come close. They just nick the cat's food.

[CapnBlackbird]

Well, this one is special, and not your average skittish garden magpie (our garden 'pies don't come close either). This one was hand-reared and became imprinted on humans. We're his flock now.

[ZEG8704]

Very fun when the magpie climed up on your hand, it´s outlooks he flying on an skateboard or something.

Very fun and cute!

/ZEG

[ZEG8704]

Very cute.

/ZEG

[trowuttatwo]

I WANT HIM!!!!!!!! Chook looks like a bald man with a bad comb over at the moment, this moult is just too shameful for me to even take a pic of, I just have to keep finding him boxes to hide in till its over, he has a lovely new tail, and as the aussie saying goes "nice bum - shame about the face!" I wanna cry for poor Chook

[SUNMONSTER]

AHHH great vid .

[MadBirdWoman]

Bless the Pie :o)