KevinFRK@lemmy.world to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoJackdaw vs. Magpielemmy.worldimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1imageJackdaw vs. Magpielemmy.worldKevinFRK@lemmy.world to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square3linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepanda_abyss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoI visited the UK once and saw two magpies rob a lady She went to check on her kid in the park and left her backpack unsupervised. One magpie actually opened the zipper and started throwing her kids snacks to the other bird on the ground, then they both flew away with full beaks.
minus-squareKevinFRK@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoThieving Magpie really is a thing, though I’ve never seen anything as brazen as yours.
minus-squaregid@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYeah they’re smart buggers.
I visited the UK once and saw two magpies rob a lady
She went to check on her kid in the park and left her backpack unsupervised.
One magpie actually opened the zipper and started throwing her kids snacks to the other bird on the ground, then they both flew away with full beaks.
Thieving Magpie really is a thing, though I’ve never seen anything as brazen as yours.
Yeah they’re smart buggers.