Posted on Saturday 16th January, 2010 by Chris in Life, Nature notes
Magpies are one of our favourite birds: they’re cheeky, easy to recognize — and big enough so you don’t need binoculars to see ‘em. This one turned up just before dusk, around 4pm this afternoon. Presumably, it would usually prefer to spend the night in a tree, but we think it could have needed to rest early because it’s been a windy day, so it chose our first floor landing window ledge instead. Although we’re happy to admire it so close up, we do hope it’ll have more strength in the morning and feel strong enough to fly off.
It’s funny though: this must be the only magpie in the country who, barely five minutes after settling down for the evening, has had his pic splashed — thanks to Shana — all over Facebook. What will he say to his fellow magpies tomorrow? ‘Hey guys. Guess what: I’ve been poked!’