Australian Magpie singing

The sound quality does not do justice to this song. But the picture quality is quite good

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Australian
• Magpie
• Singing
• Canberra

[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.

[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?

[JustinFromSydney]

Translation:

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[trexeater101]

they sound different in new zealand

[Tactual]

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

[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!

[pepsibarker]

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

[Zeanu]

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