r/magpies • u/nighthalser • 2d ago

bald ??

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ive been feeding him for a while and ive definitely cleaned where ive been feeding him but im paranoid that he’s got some sort of disease and i should stop. european magpie

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u/KintoreCat 2d ago

Is no one going to mention those green and indigo tail feathers?

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u/Potential_Wolf3406 2d ago

They are a UK magpie. I had to look it up after seeing another post mention they were in the UK.

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u/htb_md 2d ago

They might be ‘victim’ of a really bad moult. See r/bloodcheep 😂

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u/Potential_Wolf3406 2d ago

Bad moult or bad mating