Who needs a garbage disposal when you’ve got these?! Yep, magpies make wonderful garbage disposals. All you do is open the door, toss out everything and anything and within minutes, it’s gone. Before losing our dog, believe it or not, we never, ever, had to scoop up after him. The only thing we can think of is………you guessed it, our very own flying garbage disposals. It was however, quite the trick keeping the dog food away from the culprits. No place was safe to feed your pet outdoors. And when they come, they come in flocks. Today I had 10 or more magpies come in for an early brunch. It’s one of those love/hate relationships. They are one of the most pesky birds alive but who am I to complain when I’ve got it and didn’t even have to pay for it…..my very own garbage disposal.
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They are cool birds to watch. They would come in and get blue jays peanuts,they would eat them to....Janis ....
Elsie did not like them at all. One time when I was in Utah at my parents' house, one died. The others formed a circle around it and mourned it--the sound was exactly like people wailing.
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