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[shea333]

what kind of camera is that?

[simbirdcom]

Hi @shea333 ~ This Magpie was taken with a Canon S5 + Telephoto lens :-)

[JODIMAR45]

Magpies and cats 2 biggest killers of songbirds!

[simbirdcom]

Hi @JODIMAR45 ~ I did not know Magpies killed Songbirds... I know Woodpeckers will take eggs / chicks by pecking the entrance hole bigger ! So I have put metal on guards :-) My cat is too old to do anything now and just tries to annoy them by sitting and waiting around below the high up tree feeders, which she can not climb up to now ! ;-)

[JODIMAR45]

@Illustrallistics Do not believe everything you read or watch on tv young man...I have studied corvids of which magpies are a member for many years and their effect on ground nesting and song song birds is huge though yes i agree farming also does have a substantial effect too though nowadays quite a number of farmers are aware of the problem and are redressing the situation though unfortunately not all as they still try to produce food as cheap as possible.

[Illustrallistics]

@JODIMAR45 Incorrect. Cats and Farming are the biggest killers of songbirds. Get out of the dark ages and read up on the subject.

[MrJonnyboyification]

reminds me a bit like the sound of a rattle snake!

[JODIMAR45]

@phailandaids I do have airguns fella and also use a larsen trap for the magpies and also carrion crows...We have the thieving magpies under control around the village where i live but the tree and shrub nursery where i work i have their number!!!...All the best..... Jodimar

[phailandaids]

@JODIMAR45 Buy yourself an air rifle (.177 is best for birds) and start taking them down, Magpies are very smart and you will rarely get more than 2-3 on the same bait/decoy (although I got 4 the other week), I picked a dead squirrel out the road today to use as bait for an early AM garden hunt, all the young have just hatched and the adults will be looking for easy food.

[JODIMAR45]

@phailandaids Good luck!...Give them hell!...This summer so far i have seen them raiding numerous songbirds nests at the nursery where i work....

[phailandaids]

@JODIMAR45 apparently a big reason magpies have tripled in numbers is because the amount we use our cars has resulted in lots more "roadkill" providing the magpies with an endless food source

[phailandaids]

@JODIMAR45 my neighbour (also 2 doors down) had all his goldfinches raided by magpies.....we are now taking steps to thin out the magpie population

[malte2904]

cmon u dont have a clue if u say magpies are big songbird killers....In total their living food is only at 11 %(didnt mention insects(up too 45 %). That amount is topped by a looooooot of other animals....

[JODIMAR45]

@lottiesocks Please do not believe everything you see on tv or read in magazines especially things Bill Oddie and the like tell you.I have studied Magpies and Carrion Crows for many,many years and believe me if they are nesting nearby or not they will take any young bird or any eggs they can get their thieving beaks on.A freind of mine 2 doors away from me had a magpies nest in her garden and a robins,2 blackbirds,a song thrush and a dunnock and the magpies took the eggs and all the young .