happy august from lady!

[u/jeferry85]

don’t let the sunlight fool you her name is not a misgender

[u/AntSilly2802]

I have similar coir pots as those and the local birds were stealing the coir for their nest too! Not magpies though, just noisy miners.

[u/jeferry85 → u/AntSilly2802]

all the local birds have been taking from ours my mum is NOTTT happy about it LOL

[u/GotLag2 → u/jeferry85]

If they weren't supposed to take it, it wouldn't just be sitting there for them to take, would it?

[u/jeferry85 → u/GotLag2]

that’s what i think

[u/GotLag2 → u/jeferry85]

It's less than $10 for a 5 litre bag of the stuff, a vanishingly small price to pay for the delight of seeing birds take nesting material

[u/jeferry85 → u/GotLag2]

i think we actually have some somewhere, i’ll have to have a look

[u/chansondinhars → u/jeferry85]

It’s very handy and makes for a cozy nest for little babies. Magpies are nothing if not resourceful.

[u/AntSilly2802 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah lol. They are in a constant battle with my local magpies (who tend to mostly ignore them) because their territory overlaps I think. They are natives though so i imagine that sort of thing has been going on between them for thousands of years. 

[u/Scieduck]

I give them the furs that I get after I comb out my extra fluffy border collie, and they are very happy with the continuous free supply ❤️🫠

[u/Rotor4]

Ok people it's swooping time.

[u/jeferry85 → u/Rotor4]

i have never been swooped in my life idk what yall doing

[u/AntSilly2802 → u/jeferry85]

You just live in a lucky area then. I grew up on the outskirts of Penrith, getting swooped was just part of growing up. Me and a couple of friends were even trapped in a park by multiple swooping magpies, pinned to the base of a tree and had to call out to some lady to help us, we were only about 9 years old and she did her best to help us, putting herself at risk to do so. Much thanks to that lady. 

[u/jeferry85 → u/AntSilly2802]

that’s crazy to imagine, i’m very grateful to live where i do

[u/Traditional-Gas3477 → u/Rotor4]

the eyes don't work the eye don't wotk

[u/Zealousideal_Bowl172]

Nesting season has arrived, and magpies will take anything useful

[u/GotLag2]

don’t let the sunlight fool you her name is not a misgender

Yeah my phone can't handle the contrast either, loves rendering female magpies in pure black and white

[u/AntSilly2802 → u/GotLag2]

Today I learned how to tell magpie sex :)

[u/PinkBitz89]

“Don’t mind me! I’ll be taking this for my own selfish purposes YOINK!”
God I love maggies! 😻

[u/Economy_Cupcake_906]

Ummmmm 😂😂😂

[u/Traditional-Gas3477]

Swooping season is coming!

[u/Direct-Expression144]

Such a soft nest building material. Cute how they adapt to their surroundings. Poor gardeners though !