Australian Magpie singing

[trexeater101]

they sound different in new zealand

[Tactual]

That sound sends shivers down my spine I get swooped so often now...

[MissWooHoo1]

@Tactual they are beautiful birds though. the sound they make in the morning. they only do it in breeding season so don't be too hard on them.

[agricola]

australian magpie is a great example of convergent evolution. its not a real magpie in the sense that its not part of the crow (corvid) family like magpies in the US/europe are, but a member of the butcherbird family and evolved to fill the niche filled by true magpies elsewhere in the world, even mimicking their colors.

[n1g3ld34c0n]

Pretty 'pie~ <3 My favourite bird, the Aussie magpie!

[MissWooHoo1]

@n1g3ld34c0n you'll be happy to know someone has wiped out the entire population in a suburb in brisbane through poisoning them. they die a really painful death and havnt been able to catch this sick fuck for 6 months, the person does it in breeding season so they take it back to the bubs and kill them. they are my fav too and when i saw it on the news it was so upsetting.

[n1g3ld34c0n]

@MissWooHoo1 If I ever go to Brisbane, I'll be sure to try and track down this son of a bitch and give him a taste of his own medicine. No-one, and I mean NO-ONE, should be able to do that and get away with it.

[pepsibarker]

Aw cool so thats the bird you can hear in Neighbours. They look nicer than the Euro Magpies

[venancioercoli]

Lovely, look european Magpie ;)

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[venancioercoli]

So nice :)

[mockingbird83]

this is their 'everything is ok' song. If they're doing this, they're happy/content. When they're unhappy, they do that loud shriek. I have six magpies that live out the back of my house and visit my back balcony every morning and sing. It's a nice way to start the day - to have six birds telling you that everything is ok!

[philcovers]

Thanks for this info, The ones I saw seemed perfectly at ease, it was in Dec that I saw them, and heard them.

[verticalsmurf]

I'm Jealous. I miss the Maggie songs, but I only moved about 5k's away! There are more Corellas and Sulphur 'toos here, That's probably why.

They are awesome birds, and I love seing them. but waking up to the call of a 'too is very different to waking up to the song of a Magpie or a Currawong.

[jamesarongray]

@mockingbird83 yeah but those birds probably have lice lol

[Zeanu]

@mockingbird83 Then I guess every magpie in The Netherlands is really unhappy.

[JustinFromSydney]

Translation:

COME CLOSER SO I CAN SWOOP U AND PECK UR EYES OUT!

[horino555]

How nice!

I have seen this bird when I go to Australia.

But, I didn't hear the voice.

Thanks nice posting.

[Springlovepopday]

Oh cool a young magpie you can tell bby the feathers if it grey it young if blak of course a adult xD = P

[TheAtraxRobustus]

..wouldnt have a clue,all i know is its not pretty.Ive also noticed that adults make these weird noises,chirps and high-pitched whistles only when on the ground,i dont know if you have heard them do this but it sounds almost parrot-like,compared to their normal song.

[philcovers]

I was in Canberra when I took that video, stay a couple of days with old friends for part of my round the world trip.

It was strange hearing that sound again on "Neighbours" lol

I took thousands of pictures in my four months and a few videos.

Thanks for your comments

I was in Australoa for 39 days, travelling everywhere by train!

[TheAtraxRobustus]

This ones young..I hate what the parents do to their unwanted chicks,Ive had to intervene on numerous occasions,they use their beak to stab repeatedly once the chick's on its back.

[philcovers]

Thank sounds awful. have you any idea WHY they do it?

[SPLIMLETLET]

I does look harsh when the parent birds do that. But it really is in both the offspring's and the parents long term interest to encourage their young to move along and become independent. We humans do something very similar for our offspring at the right time after all.

[GoldensGirl1]

dont be so stupid. they never actually stab to kill it. the parents do it to the babies to show whos boss when i feed them. u shouldnt intervene its just the parents showing authority. it also teaches the babies the method to use when they have offspring.

[TheAtraxRobustus]

Im stupid? HAHAHAHA!!! and your such an expert in the study of magpie behaviour arent you..you fucking know-it-all!

[GoldensGirl1]

correct i am a know it all. im doing a degree in environmental science at uni and my main course this semester is animal science which studies animals behaviour. so yeah i know a lot more about birds including magpies than you.

[TheAtraxRobustus]

Your a glorified school student WOW! .The only thing you probably know how to do is smoke weed and have latte's with your sorority sisters..When you've been around a bit longer,maybe ill think about listening to you,but for now,your just a talking cornhole..

[GoldensGirl1]

glorified UNIVERSITY student actually. u dont do a degree at school.

[NXClass]

Love maggies, but they rip out chunks of hair in swooping season! Our horses hate 'em!

[TrayFree]

He stole this riff from the Rolling Stones!

[crumpdigidy]

kewl i got a family of these magpies that visit my back yard every day

[philcovers]

I took this just over a year ago when I was staying with friends in Canberra.

Thanks

Chris

[crumpdigidy]

o ok kewl that magpie is most likely still alive then they can live up to 25 years

[philcovers]

Do they only sing in that kind of way at a certain time of year? Or is that their normal way of singing?

Thanks for your comments BTW

[crumpdigidy]

na they sing like that all year round, that's mainly wat u hear wen u herar them talking or singing, the babies make kinda an annoying squark wen they want to be fed, n thats alrite mate

[NXClass]

I reckon they sing (actual term is 'worble') more in winter, but it's pretty much all year round.

[poomoosoo]

Yeh its called carolling, they sing more in winter to keep warm.

[link12984]

love the sound they make hate swooping season

[philcovers]

Yes I heard about that, they are very protective of their young.

THANKS for your comment

Chris