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Sometimes its better to retreat and fight another day!!
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Magpie? Thanks
mani
. That would have been my guess, as we don't have those here in la-la land. We do have mockingbirds and blue jays, though, and both of those can be aggressive on cats, scolding and cussing them and even dive-bombing them. Fortunately, people here most keep their cats indoors-only and safe!
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What a gorgeous catto! The silvertabs are breathtaking, IMHO.
mani
. That would have been my guess, as we don't have those here in la-la land. We do have mockingbirds and blue jays, though, and both of those can be aggressive on cats, scolding and cussing them and even dive-bombing them. Fortunately, people here most keep their cats indoors-only and safe!
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What a gorgeous catto! The silvertabs are breathtaking, IMHO.- Thread Starter Thread Starter
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The Magpies here are a highly intelligent birds with excellent face recognition skills so its best for you to make friends with them and not an enemy because they pass on the information about you to their young and siblings. They injure many people here in Australia that they have taken a dislike too. These ones in my yard are nesting and the whole family look after the mother and the new babies. Couple of rules to get along with these birds.. No.1 be friends so you will not get swooped and attacked. No.2. They are a fascinating highly intelligent bird and you will have generation after gereration of bird visiting you and carrolling for you.Magpie? Thanks
This one Blue had an argument with will walk with me inside to the fridge , I give it a snack and it flies off to the nest. Generally Blue ignores them and they ignore Blue but this time the Magpie dropped its treat and Blue pounced on it which started a war of words which Blue lost not so gracefully..lol Fur and feathers didnt fly but it was a close thing.
Magpie singing
But I really like the Butcher Bird sound.
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Wise Blue, getting out of the way!
I love magpie carolling, it’s my favourite birdsong. I have no idea whether I’ve seen or heard butcherbirds - I know their habitat goes from Queensland to Tasmania but that lovely song isn’t at all familiar.
I love magpie carolling, it’s my favourite birdsong. I have no idea whether I’ve seen or heard butcherbirds - I know their habitat goes from Queensland to Tasmania but that lovely song isn’t at all familiar.
Butcherbirds are wonderful mimics, so you never quite know!
I put up some wind chimes in the garden and watched as my resident BB sat listening and 'learning' the sound. It's been added to her repertoire.
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We have a pair of butcher birds knock on the front window of my sisters house every morning for a feed and then sing after..can listen for hours at the different sounds they can make
How adorable!Butcherbirds are wonderful mimics, so you never quite know!
I put up some wind chimes in the garden and watched as my resident BB sat listening and 'learning' the sound. It's been added to her repertoire.
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If you want peace quiet my place isnt a place to visit..amongst all the bird song and racket and a very vocal cat its as noisy as the city in peak hour..lol
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...but those sounds are VERY preferable to people's noise and city racket!I love both of these videos. But I think the magpie is my favorite song-wise. Our mockingbirds are called mockingbirds because, well, I guess it's quite obvious
I've seen and heard videos of the beautiful Lyrebird, which is also a great mimic and has quite a repertoire including some dark sounds i.e. chainsaw and automatic weapons. They have these for obvious reasons, sadly. They're amazing, beautiful birds.
Blue! Poor kitty but very smart kitty!! That peck would make an impression! I love all the birds. The Lyre bird has always amazed me. The range of vocalizations is just mind blowing. Wow. It’s sad they learn chainsaw sounds but maybe it can protect them. Run! I have a chainsaw and I will use it hooman!
Yes. The machine gun sound is very disturbing, too. But that's the reality of what's happening in habitats all over the world. Environmental activists have a very high attrition rate.Blue! Poor kitty but very smart kitty!! That peck would make an impression! I love all the birds. The Lyre bird has always amazed me. The range of vocalizations is just mind blowing. Wow. It’s sad they learn chainsaw sounds but maybe it can protect them. Run! I have a chainsaw and I will use it hooman!
It's a kid's toy gun. We don't have too many machine guns in the bush.
When I moved into this house many years ago I heard pecking on the door and there was mum, dad and the kid (Maggies) waiting for their treats. The elderly woman who owned the house before me had fed them for years. As
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, they remember faces and teach their kids who is a friend.
Couldn’t agree more!
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Yes the Lyrebirds are amazing mimics..we were way out motorbike riding in the bush up in the mountians one day and stopped to have a break and a lyrebird decided to imitate a chainsaw 10 feet from us..we all jumped 10 feet..lolBlue! Poor kitty but very smart kitty!! That peck would make an impression! I love all the birds. The Lyre bird has always amazed me. The range of vocalizations is just mind blowing. Wow. It’s sad they learn chainsaw sounds but maybe it can protect them. Run! I have a chainsaw and I will use it hooman!
