A pair of magpies raised four chicks in a park behind our house in Spring 2007. All four survived to adulthood, quite rare as magpies go. This footage shows the parents feeding, and one of the babies practising carolling. The glide of the magpie is exquisite - I have slowed my favorite glide down to show the control.
Australian Magpies are wonderful birds - they are masters of the dogfight and carollers extraordinaire. Flight and song - two dreams of humanity, and the magpie has both!
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