I've just posted a video talking about feeding Magpies and other wildlife since it's a bit of a hot topic at the moment and I've had a bunch of comments about feeding these guys. Would appreciate it if you went and watched that before making any assumptions about me interfering with nature or anything like that. Thanks in advance!
The downside of feeding wildlife is it concentrates them and helps spread diseases. I feed birds and other wildlife during winter through spring with sanitized feeders giving parent birds time to teach their fledglings how to flourish when food is abundant.
Wildlife In The Hills is a beggar who tries to get people to subscribe. If you want those, EARN THEM! People will do them when THEY WANT to, not when you WANT THEM to. You do not deserve subscriptions.
Wildlife needs all the help we can give them. They are much too quickly being pressured out of their territory by unchecked human encroachment. I am the third generation of Floridians who feeds the birds, whatever is handy or leftover from our meals. I have caught flack left and right for this. Whatever. The Florida Wildlife Commission has finally acknowledged they are starving, and are in such dire straits that the authorities are now are FEEDING MANATEES, which in my youth was a HUGE no- no. I don't see how they can fault me for sharing my dinner with the few birds we are lucky enough to have left.
My god! Your Magpies sound so soft and sweet! The ones we have on the Canadian prairies are mean to each other, as well as other birds and they have a harsh shrill crow- like call. In nesting season they wake up at 5 am and squawk till you want to rip off your ears!
Once, about 10 magpies landed in my back yard, and proceeded to start herding the chickens around and trying to get them all in one corner. Like this was why they showed up. The one boss chicken, Marylin, was having none of it and got in their faces big time. Marylin had learned to crow, and was the leader and protector of the other chickens.
The grunts are how they talk to their family. The songs are territorial calls, but the cooing is the family communication. Feel special sir, they see you as one of them! The dominant female and male that run the territory around my house started cooing to me about 12 years ago. Wonderful, inquisitive, intelligent and hardworking birds indeed. I am grateful for the time I’ve been included in my mobs antics and they interact with me daily!
I had a pair of Maggies at my home in Queensland for 20 years, one day the male came and sat in the tree at my window and sang nearly all day. The longer he stayed the more beautiful he sounded. I was so amazed by this, he'd never done it before. Then toward sunset he left and I never saw him again, it broke my heart, he was so tame he'd walk into my house and stay a while. A new breeding pair soon arrived and took over his territory. The strangest thing was his mate stayed and helped feed the young of the next pair. Isn't life amazing, I guess he had to leave to allow the next generation in.
For years a dove would come visit my apartment. Once on my birthday he looked right at me and sang me beautiful song like an opera. I think your bird was saying good bye or telling his life story.
Wow - same here! Mine never had a lot to say, until one day he sat right next to me, looked me in the eyes and sang and sang. Eventually he left, and I never saw him again. I wondered if he was dying, and was saying goodbye. I thought that may be a self indulgent thought, but now again, I wonder.
What a special farewell song. Many animals know when they are about to die, and usually hide in a quiet place for the ultimate moment. Very moving, he truly loved you a lot.
I love how each individual has their own part of the song! Like the first one set the rhythm, the second one sang the melody, and the third one came in with some harmony. So cool!
Our Australian magpies are very intelligent, beautiful, and have one of the most glorious calls in the bird world. They are also very willing to be friends with humans ... but don't ever try to do them harm or harass them, or they will be your mortal enemy.
Oh I know that song! The crows sing it here in the States...it's called "We Know You Have Food, Human" and typically sung as a murder of crows, so in Australia, it would be sung by a mischief of magpies. Never alone do they sing this song of their people.
@@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox okay, settle down, I wasn't trying to pick a fight, it's just an expression. Just saying "crows singing" bugs me. Hardly a song, and I despise how polluted california is with them. Lost all of our green parrots and now we have crud like that massive swarm that literally clouded the sky in saddleback.
This is a classic "call and response" type of musical 'tradition', often heard in Blues style songs for example. There is also a long tradition of actually teaching songbirds how to sing specific songs; see the book "The Bird Fanciers Delight", 1717, by Meare and Walsh. Notated songs to be played on a Recorder or Flageolet and taught to birds. Many years ago I would carry a Sopranino or Garklein Recorder in my shirt pocket on walks, and I'd play bits of melodies, short phrases of a couple bars, and certain birds would answer back, either with the same melody, or sometimes with a response phrase of their own. Fascinating creatures, these descendants of dinosaurs! ;)
The Kookaburras are even worse. About 5 of them sit on a power pole near my place and if I get upbin a bad mood, the leader starts laughing and then all the rest join in, calling loudly. One morning, a grumpy old woman had enough of these kookaburras and she yelled 'What's do funny, you bastards?!'. They started laughing even louder, then f l ew off when she appeared and shook her fist at them, muttering some obscenities in her own ethnic language and broken English. Many Ustralian birds have very distinctive bird calls. Some sound like a bell tinkling, others sound like babies crying. I grew up in the bush and learned to recognise all their different voices, though I could not see them. So I'd look for them, as some are migratory birds. They even come from Siberia every year to mate here, then fly back to the Northern hemisphere. There are 2 rare black cocktails in this southern region who come from further north, up the coast. They are a breeding pair, different from the common white cocktails and it's hard to see them, but I know their distinctive mating call and when they are down here, so I leave them food.
Have been feeding our back garden birds for over six years. We have two nesting groups of blackbirds, one in our front copper hedge and the other in the back hedge ..... The latter are the daughter of the front couple so they happily feed together. Last year, we had the honour of two magpies building their best in our highest tree. Each morning, they will sit on the edge of our garage door and look into the kitchen. They are, I am happy to say, back again this year. So are our blue tit couple .... Wonderful to see yours singing to you!
Lucky you! I laughed about them sitting on the garage door and looking in at you in the kitchen - they're fascinated, just like we are - we watch them, they watch us. 🧐
Although these birds are referred to as magpies they aren’t related to European/American magpies. Euro/us magpies are members of the corvid family which is why they sound similar to crows etc. Australian magpies are in a completely different family of birds that are unrelated to corvids. It’s the same with the American robin and European robin. Both share the same name and have similar colours but are actually two completely different birds.
Chicago here. We have nothing like these guys where I live, so I love that I can experience them via lovely folks like you who post these videos. 😘Your magpies are fascinating, their song is so complex and interwoven and...strange. I'm thinking there must be levels that our human ears cannot even hear, it seems like that around the edges, if you know what I mean...like its complexity extends past our range. And they actually create choral arrangements, with each bird knowing its own part in the song! Thanks for posting, can't wait to explore more!
I have inherited a tiding of about 20... they're demanding, bossy, entitled and have no sense of 'sleeping in' they're impatient and absolutely make my day... they also have a great sense of humour.. if you call pulling anything I plant out of the ground and breaking off bits of fern... what's that about. Oh yes, the noise can be deafening when they are in full voice.... you just gotta luv em..
Amazing birds, we have a family on our street that have been there 50 years and they interact with us ALL the time. The adolescents regularly come in our back garden and practice learning their songs on our shade house roof !
It’s been decades since I’ve heard these bird calls. I grew up in Sydney many decades ago and the sound of magpies in the mornings is one of my most cherished memories. Thanks for posting. From California.
Years ago I lived in Italy for a while and never knew how much OZ is imprinted into the soul until I came across a eucalyptus tree. The smell and form is unique ( there are about 700 different species) and when I returned home the song of magpies is the background sound of our nation.
In the Puget Sound country, flocks of European Starlings often are joined by Brewer's Blackbirds and even the wetland-centered Red-Winged Blackbird. The starlings' songs while roosting and socializing change every month or less, they constantly improvise. Recently, it was apparently Red-Winged Blackbird Appreciation Week, because the starlings all sang the male Red-winged's territory call as their latest fad.
Very, very cute. I talk back and sing/warble to magpies when I encounter them. They often look at me cockeyed but sometimes they sing back and we have some kind of conversation.
Anyone who gets upset at people feeding corvids obviously has no idea how much it benefits you to show kindness to these creatures. They are extremely intelligently and have amazing memory and the ability to recognize faces of humans. Showing kindness won't only assure that Magpies won't attack you, but sometimes they will also bring you little treasures in return for your kindness. Anyway be good to nature and all her creatures.
I love to hear the magpies and they bring their family to the birdbath and will sit in the water if it's a warm day. I thought l heard a kookaburra on the reserve by my house but have been told it could have been a magpie as they are very good mimics.
Just hearing their magical singing is so wonderful. A few years ago I had just arrived back from a rrip to England and was waiting for the connecting bus and I was "serenaded by a magpie. I was so "home " on hearing it's magical song
Beautiful! My crow friend, Skip, is second generation. His mom was my first. Skip broke his leg before he was full-grown. He also has been around me since he was little. Due to his injury and familiarity, he visits regularly. Recently Skip was being dive bombed by a dove for a week+. Momma Corax returned. She left a present in the driveway... the headless dove's corpse! No kidding, the head was just GONE! Momma don't play! I hope she taught Skip how to do that. Hehe.
Magpies are among my favorite, cheeky birds. I envy you people who live on the wrong side of the world, having these as companions. Hang on tight, don't fall off!
I wish we had friendly and curious birds here in the US. Jealous sometimes seeing people in Australia able to get so close to magpies, kukuburras, and some of the parrots there. Hand feeding them even. So cool!
I also love magpies,I have 12 very tame ones,including fledglings.They bring me so much joy,They have raw oats in the morning,pure peanut butter lunch snack and dried meal worms in the afternoon.😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤
Mine demand Romano Cheese and look at me with Disgust if it's anything other than Romano cheese . Of course they get it in the wild don't they at the Maggie Cheese Shop 🤔👌
@@CJArnold-hq3ey You should only ever give magpies lactose free cheese...they cannot digest lactose.I buy bags of Bega shredded lactose free cheese. I have got all of my info from a vet.He knows more than I do 🤣🤣
Those magpies bring their babies back to my backyard every year without fail.Then their babies bring their babies back year after year .They must have a great memory. It's so special
I never heard them do this at all in Europe. Magpies are different here, more sneaky like crows. They are obsessed with shiny objects and collect them for no particular reason. Smaller birds hate them because they also steal eggs. However, you can learn them to talk if you raise 1 from hatching.
What beautiful birds. Magpies. Their songs are so filled with Beauty. How lucky to have these wonderful creatures around. I envy you. I have cardinals and doves and other beautiful birds in my yard. I love them too. I feed them good nuts and homemade suet. ❤❤❤ Very beautiful.
This is my cat’s new favourite video! Fido just stares and even follows them with his gaze as they move out of shot! As soon as it hits 2 minutes, I start it over for him. He’ll watch it 4 or 5 times in a row like that. Thank you for sharing!
@@Mary_Beth_Reimerthank you! 😊 I was only supposed to be fostering him so when I got stuck on the name, I wasn’t worried. 14 years later, I have a cat named Fido 😂 but it suits him so well.
@@nadineoconnor8751 😻 On Valentine's Day this year we brought in the stray we'd been feeding, after getting him neutered and vaccinated. I'd like to say it's wonderful, but he's not getting along with our other four. I don't count myself as doing cat rescue, but I have found homes for several strays in our area.
:D I'm a rather new fan of The Kiffness and I'm glad I read down in the comments and found yours because I was just about to suggest the same thing to this uploader. Can you imagine the song Kiff would make out of these cuties?
I am a country boy who has lived in all three eastern states. Started all over the Gippsland, then the New South Wales North Coast and up to North Qld and then way out west. I ended up in Cairns, Far North Qld and chose to make it my permanent home. The region is absolutely amazing and I can't imagine living anywhere else now but I chose one of the very rare parts of the country that doesn't have Maggies and it kind of breaks my heart. Whenever I think of them it feels like part of my life is missing. Thanks for uploading. I'll be saving this one.
this is lovely! On a visit to Perth we heard a pair singing the funniest two-parter, but I didn't have my phone to be able to record it. This has brought back a very happy memory, so thank you 😊
@@JamesDavy2009they have regional songs that vary but they also mix some environmental noise into their songs like car alarms, barking dogs or whatever they live near. They're like indy musicians sampling other records sometimes.
Such intelligent birds. I love watching them in their elements, always wondering what thoughts are running through their minds. They're so misunderstood during swooping season. I wish people would just give them a wide berth and let them look after their nest and young in peace. They don't mean to be aggressive, its just part of their nature to be territorial and protective of their nest/babies.
I love our magpies. They are such characters, and their vocals are really beautiful. I have a number of them that live around my area (in the Dandenong Ranges) and they visit all the time. Sometimes I’ll feed them (it’s OK, it’s food they would forage for themselves) and they come really close. Very friendly little birds.
I feed my Maggie's every afternoon at 4. They bring their babies to me for dinner too. Magpies have what's called ancestral memories, fun fact, if you feed Maggie's you'll Never be swooped...even by Magpies you've never fed or seen before. I used to give my kid's some of the mince to feed the Magpies too and while all their friends would be swooped my kids were always left alone.
My cat seemed to like it. He was sleeping peacefully, but when the magpies started singing he woke up, slowly stretched a bunch, and then headbutted the speaker.
Those magpies bring their babies back to my backyard every year without fail.Then their babies bring their babies back year after year .They must have a great memory. It's so special
Crows, jays and magpies are corvids even in Australia. There are many corvids though No idea about talking though but corvids are smart, crows being wicked smart.
Their song is beautiful when taking my dogs for a walk I find a bench and just sit and listen to the different songs of the birds I just love it nothing better.
I've just posted a video talking about feeding Magpies and other wildlife since it's a bit of a hot topic at the moment and I've had a bunch of comments about feeding these guys. Would appreciate it if you went and watched that before making any assumptions about me interfering with nature or anything like that. Thanks in advance!
i wouldn't worry about those people who say those things. YOU ARE nature and have every right to feed em'
The downside of feeding wildlife is it concentrates them and helps spread diseases. I feed birds and other wildlife during winter through spring with sanitized feeders giving parent birds time to teach their fledglings how to flourish when food is abundant.
Wildlife In The Hills is a beggar who tries to get people to subscribe. If you want those, EARN THEM! People will do them when THEY WANT to, not when you WANT THEM to. You do not deserve subscriptions.
Wildlife needs all the help we can give them. They are much too quickly being pressured out of their territory by unchecked human encroachment. I am the third generation of Floridians who feeds the birds, whatever is handy or leftover from our meals. I have caught flack left and right for this. Whatever.
The Florida Wildlife Commission has finally acknowledged they are starving, and are in such dire straits that the authorities are now are FEEDING MANATEES, which in my youth was a HUGE no- no. I don't see how they can fault me for sharing my dinner with the few birds we are lucky enough to have left.
My god! Your Magpies sound so soft and sweet! The ones we have on the Canadian prairies are mean to each other, as well as other birds and they have a harsh shrill crow- like call. In nesting season they wake up at 5 am and squawk till you want to rip off your ears!
And then they stop and wait... ''Food for the song, sir?''
Haha not this time unfortunately. I very rarely throw food to them as I don't want them to start depending on me for it
@@WildlifeInTheHillskeep out a bowl of water for them they would appreciate that
Don't worry, I've got 4 bird baths around my property for them to choose from. They seem to always use the same one though
They really seemed to be looking for something, then deciding that it needed MOAR MAGPIPES 🎶
They really are singing to you. So sweet! 💕
Every time the magpies stop and look at the camera, it's like they're expecting you to sing a long with them and are confused as to why you're not.
If I had their vocal range I certainly would. I just copy their little grunting noises
@@WildlifeInTheHillsThat must be an interesting sight, lol.
I thought they were expecting food.
They sing so sweetly
I always like to whistle the bird sounds like they do 😊
Once, about 10 magpies landed in my back yard, and proceeded to start herding the chickens around and trying to get them all in one corner. Like this was why they showed up.
The one boss chicken, Marylin, was having none of it and got in their faces big time.
Marylin had learned to crow, and was the leader and protector of the other chickens.
Marylin became Marlon, you had a hermaphrodite chicken that became phenotypically male to protect the group. 🏳️⚧️
I have a rooster which does nothing to protect his hens and let’s two crows eat all their scraps. Someone said shoot the buggers
I also had a hen that (for lack of a better term) "transitioned" into a rooster. Chickens are cool.
It's wild how they do that, chickens are awesome
@@eviethekiwi7178Famously, chickens will get surgery to cut off perfectly healthy body parts.
The grunts are how they talk to their family. The songs are territorial calls, but the cooing is the family communication. Feel special sir, they see you as one of them! The dominant female and male that run the territory around my house started cooing to me about 12 years ago. Wonderful, inquisitive, intelligent and hardworking birds indeed. I am grateful for the time I’ve been included in my mobs antics and they interact with me daily!
I love how there's a lead singer and two backup hypemen.
I had a pair of Maggies at my home in Queensland for 20 years, one day the male came and sat in the tree at my window and sang nearly all day. The longer he stayed the more beautiful he sounded. I was so amazed by this, he'd never done it before. Then toward sunset he left and I never saw him again, it broke my heart, he was so tame he'd walk into my house and stay a while. A new breeding pair soon arrived and took over his territory. The strangest thing was his mate stayed and helped feed the young of the next pair. Isn't life amazing, I guess he had to leave to allow the next generation in.
For years a dove would come visit my apartment. Once on my birthday he looked right at me and sang me beautiful song like an opera. I think your bird was saying good bye or telling his life story.
@juliehoddle92 That's gorgeous! Thank you for sharing it :)
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Wow - same here! Mine never had a lot to say, until one day he sat right next to me, looked me in the eyes and sang and sang. Eventually he left, and I never saw him again. I wondered if he was dying, and was saying goodbye. I thought that may be a self indulgent thought, but now again, I wonder.
What a special farewell song. Many animals know when they are about to die, and usually hide in a quiet place for the ultimate moment. Very moving, he truly loved you a lot.
They're all saying, "ok.. payment due now for the entertainment...seeds if you please."
Nope, they don't want seeds as payment: Magpies are meat-eaters.
Even better..."we prefer the worm and flying insect assorted treat pack
@@wendymartin4892 you have the same name as the Castle Swimmer artist! I was just reading their webcomic lol
I love how each individual has their own part of the song! Like the first one set the rhythm, the second one sang the melody, and the third one came in with some harmony. So cool!
yes!
I *think* that is two parents / aunties / ... teaching the younger one. Which is the one with the grey / spotty pattern on back.
@@wombat.6652 White back: males. Mottled back: female
@@DustyDingoPhotos Bingo. IMO, two of them are the dominant pair and the third is one of their fledged young or maybe a brother.
"My wife kicked me out" ballad
They’re busking!
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I love a chance to appreciate the small joys of life. Thank you.
Absolutely. Appreciating the small joys feels like the antidote to society wanting 'more.'
I didn't know Australian magpies could sing so beautifully! Fascinating 😊
And peep through cracks in the Curtains if your not quick eneough outside with their treats
Our Australian magpies are very intelligent, beautiful, and have one of the most glorious calls in the bird world. They are also very willing to be friends with humans ... but don't ever try to do them harm or harass them, or they will be your mortal enemy.
@@lifelonglearner56 - Sounds like the crows we have in the US...minus the beautiful song, lol.
@@lifelonglearner56 Well, they are in the raven family. They're also featured on the state flag of South Australia.
That sound is iconic. When you hear the magpies warbling, you know you're in Australia.
Oh I know that song! The crows sing it here in the States...it's called "We Know You Have Food, Human" and typically sung as a murder of crows, so in Australia, it would be sung by a mischief of magpies. Never alone do they sing this song of their people.
Sounds like they’re doing a chant lol 🤣
“What do we want?”
“Food!”
“When do we want it?”
“Now!”
Man, crows do *not* sound like magpies, bro.
@@killertrip10 First, I'm not a bro. Second, I never said crows and magpies sound alike. Who exactly are you incorrectly babbling on about to?
@@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox okay, settle down, I wasn't trying to pick a fight, it's just an expression. Just saying "crows singing" bugs me. Hardly a song, and I despise how polluted california is with them. Lost all of our green parrots and now we have crud like that massive swarm that literally clouded the sky in saddleback.
At my home, a circus of squirrels often try to get their food.
This is a classic "call and response" type of musical 'tradition', often heard in Blues style songs for example. There is also a long tradition of actually teaching songbirds how to sing specific songs; see the book "The Bird Fanciers Delight", 1717, by Meare and Walsh. Notated songs to be played on a Recorder or Flageolet and taught to birds. Many years ago I would carry a Sopranino or Garklein Recorder in my shirt pocket on walks, and I'd play bits of melodies, short phrases of a couple bars, and certain birds would answer back, either with the same melody, or sometimes with a response phrase of their own.
Fascinating creatures, these descendants of dinosaurs! ;)
Singing for their supper, or, in this case, breakfast. What a beautiful song. You are so blessed to have this morning wake up call. ❤
Where was their breakfast? Didn’t see them get anything…😢
The Kookaburras are even worse. About 5 of them sit on a power pole near my place and if I get upbin a bad mood, the leader starts laughing and then all the rest join in, calling loudly. One morning, a grumpy old woman had enough of these kookaburras and she yelled 'What's do funny, you bastards?!'. They started laughing even louder, then f l ew off when she appeared and shook her fist at them, muttering some obscenities in her own ethnic language and broken English. Many Ustralian birds have very distinctive bird calls. Some sound like a bell tinkling, others sound like babies crying. I grew up in the bush and learned to recognise all their different voices, though I could not see them. So I'd look for them, as some are migratory birds. They even come from Siberia every year to mate here, then fly back to the Northern hemisphere. There are 2 rare black cocktails in this southern region who come from further north, up the coast. They are a breeding pair, different from the common white cocktails and it's hard to see them, but I know their distinctive mating call and when they are down here, so I leave them food.
They're so talented! Please tell them I love them
They taught the Bee Gees everything they knew.
Have been feeding our back garden birds for over six years. We have two nesting groups of blackbirds, one in our front copper hedge and the other in the back hedge ..... The latter are the daughter of the front couple so they happily feed together. Last year, we had the honour of two magpies building their best in our highest tree. Each morning, they will sit on the edge of our garage door and look into the kitchen. They are, I am happy to say, back again this year. So are our blue tit couple ....
Wonderful to see yours singing to you!
Lucky you! I laughed about them sitting on the garage door and looking in at you in the kitchen - they're fascinated, just like we are - we watch them, they watch us. 🧐
That gentle grunting is usually done when they are relaxed.
That new song is 'Magpie Rythum'
Lovely family gathering ❤️
Fire beats from the magpies.
I wish magpies in the US sang like this. Here they sound like high pitched crows that drank an absurd amount of caffeine
The youngest one sounds a bit like that, she hasn't quite figured out how to sing yet but she's gotten better since I recorded this video!
Although these birds are referred to as magpies they aren’t related to European/American magpies.
Euro/us magpies are members of the corvid family which is why they sound similar to crows etc. Australian magpies are in a completely different family of birds that are unrelated to corvids.
It’s the same with the American robin and European robin. Both share the same name and have similar colours but are actually two completely different birds.
Absolutely. They don't even look particularly alike. The settlers just said "yep that's a bird, yep it's black and white, must be a Magpie"
lol!
Yes, exactly
Maggie’s have the best bird song. It’s the sound of Australia to me.
I've moved from Sydney to Tassie and their song is what I miss the most. They have maggies here but not in high numbers and I haven't heard them. 😔
Never been to Australia but Neighbours was always on the telly growing up and yes this is the sound of Australia haha
@@PiousMoltar That earwormy theme song…
Chicago here. We have nothing like these guys where I live, so I love that I can experience them via lovely folks like you who post these videos. 😘Your magpies are fascinating, their song is so complex and interwoven and...strange. I'm thinking there must be levels that our human ears cannot even hear, it seems like that around the edges, if you know what I mean...like its complexity extends past our range.
And they actually create choral arrangements, with each bird knowing its own part in the song!
Thanks for posting, can't wait to explore more!
Australian magpies are intelligent enough to have their own language and recognise people's faces.
I have inherited a tiding of about 20... they're demanding, bossy, entitled and have no sense of 'sleeping in' they're impatient and absolutely make my day... they also have a great sense of humour.. if you call pulling anything I plant out of the ground and breaking off bits of fern... what's that about. Oh yes, the noise can be deafening when they are in full voice.... you just gotta luv em..
A sweet Family of magpies ❤
😮i remember the many colorful bird songs when i was there in 1992. And the many almost-tame wild budgies. ❤from🇨🇦
This is very unique to me. I didn't know that magpies had a pretty song. 🐦⬛🌻🌼
Amazing birds, we have a family on our street that have been there 50 years and they interact with us ALL the time. The adolescents regularly come in our back garden and practice learning their songs on our shade house roof !
It’s been decades since I’ve heard these bird calls. I grew up in Sydney many decades ago and the sound of magpies in the mornings is one of my most cherished memories. Thanks for posting. From California.
Ditto. Their song sounds a bit like a currawong
Years ago I lived in Italy for a while and never knew how much OZ is imprinted into the soul until I came across a eucalyptus tree. The smell and form is unique ( there are about 700 different species) and when I returned home the song of magpies is the background sound of our nation.
Quite lovely the first song imo.
In the Puget Sound country, flocks of European Starlings often are joined by Brewer's Blackbirds and even the wetland-centered Red-Winged Blackbird. The starlings' songs while roosting and socializing change every month or less, they constantly improvise. Recently, it was apparently Red-Winged Blackbird Appreciation Week, because the starlings all sang the male Red-winged's territory call as their latest fad.
How could you not throw some healthy maggie food for that effort ❤ very impressive 👏 the designer of them is awesome 🎉
Very, very cute. I talk back and sing/warble to magpies when I encounter them. They often look at me cockeyed but sometimes they sing back and we have some kind of conversation.
I talk to the animals, too, attempting their own language, usually miserably failing. It isn't only the animals who look at me cockeyed!
I like talking to animals too 😊
Their response can be translated as, "WTF are you saying?"
How cool 😃 I love Magpies, great birds and very intelligent
These Magpies look like they expect you to sing back to them......or at least, sit down and tell them how much you appreciate their joyful songs.
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They each seem to have their own part in this musical. They sure an entertaining lot! 😂😂😂❤❤
Give dem foods!
Look at that speckled back! I’ve never seen one like it.
I love magpies esp in the mornings. Their morning song really brightens my day.
Anyone who gets upset at people feeding corvids obviously has no idea how much it benefits you to show kindness to these creatures. They are extremely intelligently and have amazing memory and the ability to recognize faces of humans. Showing kindness won't only assure that Magpies won't attack you, but sometimes they will also bring you little treasures in return for your kindness. Anyway be good to nature and all her creatures.
Three little birds pitch by my doorstep
Singing sweet songs of melodies pure and true
Saying, "This is my message to you-ou-ou
This was so excellent. The best start to one of my Saturday mornings!
I can't wait to be a bird one day
If Buddha is to be believed, you might come back as one.
@@JamesDavy2009 i hope so, but I'll wait for technology instead
We call the funny noises at the beginning croaking. The range of different sounds they make is incredible.
I love to hear the magpies and they bring their family to the birdbath and will sit in the water if it's a warm day.
I thought l heard a kookaburra on the reserve by my house but have been told it could have been a magpie as they are very good mimics.
It could've been a superb lyrebird-those birds on the reverse side of the 10¢ coin are master mimics.
The song of the magpies are one of my fondest memories of Australia
Me too.
Just hearing their magical singing is so wonderful. A few years ago I had just arrived back from a rrip to England and was waiting for the connecting bus and I was "serenaded by a magpie. I was so "home " on hearing it's magical song
Beautiful!
My crow friend, Skip, is second generation. His mom was my first. Skip broke his leg before he was full-grown. He also has been around me since he was little. Due to his injury and familiarity, he visits regularly.
Recently Skip was being dive bombed by a dove for a week+. Momma Corax returned. She left a present in the driveway... the headless dove's corpse! No kidding, the head was just GONE! Momma don't play!
I hope she taught Skip how to do that. Hehe.
Magpies are among my favorite, cheeky birds. I envy you people who live on the wrong side of the world, having these as companions.
Hang on tight, don't fall off!
Ought to play them some dubstep.
Bring their freestyle to a new level.
I wish we had friendly and curious birds here in the US. Jealous sometimes seeing people in Australia able to get so close to magpies, kukuburras, and some of the parrots there. Hand feeding them even. So cool!
Aww they are so cute! Such beautiful music... it seemed like they were trying to sing for their supper! You can just see how intelligent they are
I also love magpies,I have 12 very tame ones,including fledglings.They bring me so much joy,They have raw oats in the morning,pure peanut butter lunch snack and dried meal worms in the afternoon.😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤
Mine demand Romano Cheese and look at me with Disgust if it's anything other than Romano cheese . Of course they get it in the wild don't they at the Maggie Cheese Shop 🤔👌
@@CJArnold-hq3ey You should only ever give magpies lactose free cheese...they cannot digest lactose.I buy bags of Bega shredded lactose free cheese. I have got all of my info from a vet.He knows more than I do 🤣🤣
Other wise you are killing them with kindness,and that is heart breaking.
@@louiserawle8999 Romano Cheese is Fine , Calcium rich it's a Dry Cheese similar to Parmesan but Stronger , Aged , Soft Cheeses are a No No , cheers 👍
I love these birds!
Brings back wonderful memories of when i was in Ozzy camping,waking up to this beautiful sound.
Will never forget it!
"Hiya Mags!" Love Magpies. I always say hello when I see them. So much character. You're right, quite the banger 🤣❤
Wow that's awesome. It's a duet+ backing singers 💕
Those magpies bring their babies back to my backyard every year without fail.Then their babies bring their babies back year after year .They must have a great memory. It's so special
Awe, this is beautiful!!!💚💚💚💚 They're like,'we performed, pay up'😂
They're so beautiful!!❤🐦🐦🐦
I adore magpies and have tamed a number over the years - absolutely gorgeous ❤❤❤
Don't tell the fun police.
I have a suspicion they may have tamed you !
Absolutely amazing song
Amazing. I so miss the birds in Australia. This would be great to wake up with in the morning
The baby grunting is so cute😍
I've never heard them sing in a way that wasn't synchronized before, normally when I hear magpies one of them starts singing and then the rest join in
I never heard them do this at all in Europe. Magpies are different here, more sneaky like crows. They are obsessed with shiny objects and collect them for no particular reason. Smaller birds hate them because they also steal eggs. However, you can learn them to talk if you raise 1 from hatching.
As a kid I used to feed half a dozen maggies every afternoon following school. Great memories.
What beautiful birds. Magpies.
Their songs are so filled with
Beauty. How lucky to have these wonderful creatures around. I envy you.
I have cardinals and doves and other beautiful birds in my yard. I love them too. I feed them good nuts and homemade suet. ❤❤❤
Very beautiful.
I love the character packed cutie pie magpies with wonderfully beautiful songs.
❤ the warbling- they are magnificent - and charming. Thank you for a lovely video.😊
This video brought my cat right over! Thanks for the smile. They are very melodic!
This is my cat’s new favourite video! Fido just stares and even follows them with his gaze as they move out of shot! As soon as it hits 2 minutes, I start it over for him. He’ll watch it 4 or 5 times in a row like that. Thank you for sharing!
Your kitty is named Fido?
That's awesome! 😄
@@Mary_Beth_Reimerthank you! 😊 I was only supposed to be fostering him so when I got stuck on the name, I wasn’t worried. 14 years later, I have a cat named Fido 😂 but it suits him so well.
@@nadineoconnor8751 😻 On Valentine's Day this year we brought in the stray we'd been feeding, after getting him neutered and vaccinated.
I'd like to say it's wonderful, but he's not getting along with our other four.
I don't count myself as doing cat rescue, but I have found homes for several strays in our area.
Wow. Australia has some beautiful birds. And many seem quite friendly and not skittish at all. So sweet 🇺🇸
And then there are the bin chooks.
How wonderful. Its like ' Morning has broken' ❤❤
Man I love these birds hot summer late afternoon fresh cut grass & magpies singing you off to a nap , Serenity❤ ❤❤❤
The Kiffness should hear this tune, he'd make it go viral.
:D I'm a rather new fan of The Kiffness and I'm glad I read down in the comments and found yours because I was just about to suggest the same thing to this uploader. Can you imagine the song Kiff would make out of these cuties?
I thought exactly the same thing! #kiffness
Yes! #kiffness
Oh, yes! I'm sure he'd love to do a collab with these beautiful birds!
#kiffness ✌️😸
I agree
I am a country boy who has lived in all three eastern states. Started all over the Gippsland, then the New South Wales North Coast and up to North Qld and then way out west. I ended up in Cairns, Far North Qld and chose to make it my permanent home. The region is absolutely amazing and I can't imagine living anywhere else now but I chose one of the very rare parts of the country that doesn't have Maggies and it kind of breaks my heart. Whenever I think of them it feels like part of my life is missing. Thanks for uploading. I'll be saving this one.
Australia is a magical place
Shhhhh
Yes, our Prime Minister is the chief magician.😅😂
Under the magic it's also one of the most dangerous, especially the red heart of it.
@@JamesDavy2009 nah, only if you're not careful. Treat the country with the respect it deserves and don't take stupid risks
this is lovely! On a visit to Perth we heard a pair singing the funniest two-parter, but I didn't have my phone to be able to record it. This has brought back a very happy memory, so thank you 😊
I love how they’re unique with different color patterns. My cat says thank you for the video.
Lol! Two of my kitty's ears perked up but they didn't come to look.
0:22 the way the left one looks to the right and says: "Dude you missed your start again. Now again from the beginning."
Different dialect to Sydney magpies. I've never heard the "pew pew pew" call the one on the right does!
Also different to Melbourne ones, at least those in the metropolitan area. All we ever get here is that typical cyborg imitation sound effect.
@@MsWinterlife Magpies have accents?
They are great mimics. The ones out here in the country don't make the siren sounds.
@@JamesDavy2009they have regional songs that vary but they also mix some environmental noise into their songs like car alarms, barking dogs or whatever they live near. They're like indy musicians sampling other records sometimes.
Wow there's a lead singer and the two backups. Love it
I would love this song to wake up in the morning 😅
Such intelligent birds. I love watching them in their elements, always wondering what thoughts are running through their minds. They're so misunderstood during swooping season. I wish people would just give them a wide berth and let them look after their nest and young in peace. They don't mean to be aggressive, its just part of their nature to be territorial and protective of their nest/babies.
Thank you for being kind to them
What a unique sound! And such pretty birds.
I love Australian magpies.
Love magpies ❤I've had a couple on a rural property I once lived on. They came to me calling them for meals. ❤❤❤
Very cool. They actually did it in three parts. WOW. Thanks.
I love our magpies. They are such characters, and their vocals are really beautiful. I have a number of them that live around my area (in the Dandenong Ranges) and they visit all the time. Sometimes I’ll feed them (it’s OK, it’s food they would forage for themselves) and they come really close. Very friendly little birds.
Except during the spring when the males swoop at intruders.
I love that they have the lead and then the backing singers 😂
Such amazing beings. 🖤🤍🎶🎵
Lovely video !!!
Just imagine how their big brothers spred out their love-songs...
The lead singer is okay but the backup singers are killing it!
The lead is female, guys are backing up. ☮️
@@Rubytuesday1569 Gladys Knight and the Peeps?
I feed my Maggie's every afternoon at 4. They bring their babies to me for dinner too. Magpies have what's called ancestral memories, fun fact, if you feed Maggie's you'll Never be swooped...even by Magpies you've never fed or seen before. I used to give my kid's some of the mince to feed the Magpies too and while all their friends would be swooped my kids were always left alone.
These little squeaky wheels sure sound better than our crows in America!
Wonderful new song 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖💖
Whenever there’s a Fave Bird Poll, these guys get my vote. Every time✌️
My cat seemed to like it. He was sleeping peacefully, but when the magpies started singing he woke up, slowly stretched a bunch, and then headbutted the speaker.
"Gimme a beat, boys, to free my soul. I wanna get lost in your rock'n'roll....."
Those weird little sounds mimic cat trills to my ears.
Those magpies bring their babies back to my backyard every year without fail.Then their babies bring their babies back year after year .They must have a great memory. It's so special
Spectacular! Thanks for that, made my day nicer 😆
Can magpies learn to "talk" like other corvids?
@@2degucitas Austrailian magpies aren't corvids, but butcherbirds, I'm pretty sure those guys don't speak hah
Crows, jays and magpies are corvids even in Australia. There are many corvids though No idea about talking though but corvids are smart, crows being wicked smart.
No, Australian Magpies are not Corvids
Their song is beautiful when taking my dogs for a walk I find a bench and just sit and listen to the different songs of the birds I just love it nothing better.