The Life of the Black Billed Magpie - Bird Facts

A birdwatching video detailing the feeding, nesting, breeding, and social behaviors of the Black Billed Magpie.
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  • @dispiedark8682
    @dispiedark86823 жыл бұрын

    Trust me if one of these birds see you killing one of their own, they tell every other magpie in the neighborhood your a enemy. And if it's a big group they sometimes start to harass you. On the other hand if you help one of them, they also tell their friends. After helping one of the adults, they brought me shiny things a heap of pieces of metal, plastic, glas and other colored and shiny objects in front of my door. So I drilled holes in the plastic stuff and and put them on a string for them to play with on the balcony. There really fun and interesting birds.

  • @louiseb3491

    @louiseb3491

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love this story 💜

  • @Hotarubi-dono

    @Hotarubi-dono

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know Rick...

  • @peterplantec7911

    @peterplantec7911

    2 ай бұрын

    This is true. I had a magie friend for many years who visited every day and would land on my hand and let me feed him. He was the leader of a large flock of Magpies and he did his job well.

  • @hepcatliz
    @hepcatliz3 жыл бұрын

    I love magpies, a new breeding pair have been building a nest on my block. Apparently the twigs from the tree outside my window are PERFECT for building 😁

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @peterplantec7911
    @peterplantec79112 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this. I had a wild Magpie friend when I lived high in the Rocky Mountains. We met when he was a a very small fledgling with attitude. He kept stealing shrimp bits from my bowl as I fed my Koi. Eventually he would eat out of my hand. We would actually talk to each other. He grew up to lead a group of about 14 Magpies and he did it well. On snow mornings he would tap on my bedroom window until I went to the kitchen and tossed out food to the crew. He lived about 5 years and came to say good bye in the last hour of his life. He died in flight as he flew over my garden wall. I cried for a long time. His name was of course "Maggie."

  • @luluparl1245
    @luluparl12453 жыл бұрын

    I love magpies. We have a lot of them in Sweden

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @robertoprestigiacomo253
    @robertoprestigiacomo2533 жыл бұрын

    Here in Denmark they're everywhere and I have never seen such territorial birds. They aggressively chase off any animal who approaches the tree where their nest is and the surrounding trees. I've seen groups of 3/4 them chasing off even cats. In the student dorm where I lived last year we had a family of 5 living in the trees behind the dorm. We gave them all Scandinavian traditional names

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @liliaaaaaaaa
    @liliaaaaaaaa2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I befriended some near where I live, feeding them, and watched them breed & now they and their young are friends with the local crows and other corvids too, starlings & jackdaws too. ✌

  • @amayaw2002
    @amayaw20023 жыл бұрын

    I like it when they screech! The high ascending screeching that they do is just so cute!

  • @blackhillsbirder881

    @blackhillsbirder881

    3 жыл бұрын

    They're super cute!!

  • @amayaw2002

    @amayaw2002

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@blackhillsbirder881 Agreed!! It's the babies that are my most favorite! They are super cute, and their little begging call sounds that they do are beyond adorable!! There are almost no words to describe that high pitched ascending screeching that they do!!

  • @estern836

    @estern836

    3 жыл бұрын

    I want a vid on Sandhill crane!

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @hotrockin197

    @hotrockin197

    2 жыл бұрын

    I find it utterly horrendous😂We are all different i guess🐶

  • @taarna73
    @taarna73 Жыл бұрын

    I came across magpies on my first trip to Calgary, Alberta and fell in love with them. I look forward to seeing them each summer I visit.

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    @voteTRUMP24

    11 ай бұрын

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  • @taarna73

    @taarna73

    10 ай бұрын

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  • @loveit7484
    @loveit7484 Жыл бұрын

    I love Magpies!!! Great video

  • @FollowThomas
    @FollowThomas3 жыл бұрын

    Magpies love shiny objects, they try to steal them.

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @kingjefferson2000
    @kingjefferson20002 жыл бұрын

    This video was very help in getting to know more about the Magpies. Am in Istanbul and have recently been noticing them. So beautiful.

  • @westelaudio943
    @westelaudio9433 жыл бұрын

    Small mistake: "Pie" stems from French. The Anglo-Saxons said "agu" which is related to German "agelster" (shortened to "elster" in modern German). Alternatively they just called them "hijera" (jay bird, German: "häher").

  • @blackhillsbirder881

    @blackhillsbirder881

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the correction!

  • @Hotarubi-dono

    @Hotarubi-dono

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@blackhillsbirder881 You should've edited the video with the correct info then.

  • @eileensdesignz
    @eileensdesignz Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  • @deletebilderberg
    @deletebilderberg2 жыл бұрын

    We used to have them in our garden when we lived in NW London. They would go crazy for bacon rind when we had it but they would eat anything we put out. Peas, carrots and potatoes. Any left overs from our Sunday roasts. Any bones would be left out after dark for the gorgeous city foxes 🦊

  • @gtrriffs
    @gtrriffs3 жыл бұрын

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤ Magpies

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @crystalheart9
    @crystalheart92 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video on beautiful magpies.

  • @patriciahelms8036
    @patriciahelms8036 Жыл бұрын

    Learned a lot, thanks😊

  • @frankcastle8508
    @frankcastle850810 ай бұрын

    Son unas aves magníficas!!! Muy buen video.

  • @user3141592635
    @user31415926352 жыл бұрын

    I have seen Mag-Pies doing very interesting things, like having meetings, haveing fights, friendly meetings in numbers of 50 or more. I have also seen them killing chicks or even adults of their own, for no known reason at all. I mimick them sometimes, they do not react audiably or visibly. Sometimes I think I get an answer when I mimic a pair of ravens.

  • @lornavinall1243
    @lornavinall12439 ай бұрын

    Very interesting.Thank you

  • @everybirdchallenge9316
    @everybirdchallenge93163 жыл бұрын

    This video was super helpful! Thank you :)

  • @blackhillsbirder881

    @blackhillsbirder881

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!

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    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @idaornstein1305
    @idaornstein13058 ай бұрын

    My favourite bird. I absolutely adore Magpies especially the European ones.

  • @ottocubed9520
    @ottocubed95203 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding sir.

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @gerardanton6186
    @gerardanton61862 жыл бұрын

    So very interesting and informative. If your motivation allows, it would be a spectacular lesson, coming from you, to learn about the Albatross. Such a graceful yet powerful bird puts me in a state of awe to simply observe them. Is it possible you would include the Albatross in your informative histories of particular bird origins? I'm going to be looking for your insight(s) on the Albatross. Regards Gerard Anton Folsom California.

  • @kathleendado4230
    @kathleendado42303 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I am happy to have come upon this video !!! Thank you for it. I suggest a video for golden eagles 👍

  • @blackhillsbirder881

    @blackhillsbirder881

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll queue it up! Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @balesmith8936
    @balesmith89363 жыл бұрын

    this was EPIC thx sir

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @simongriffiths5261
    @simongriffiths52613 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video mate. I have a Eurasian magpie sat right next to me now :) I was looking for some youtube for her to watch or she frets when I leave the room lol

  • @blackhillsbirder881

    @blackhillsbirder881

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad to know a magpie has watched this video, hah! Hope you and her enjoyed learning abt her north american cousins!

  • @user3141592635
    @user31415926352 жыл бұрын

    I saw two magpies, a pair, trying to catch a really big rat, Like 40 cm without the tail. The rat made very interesting counter-attacks, tried to bite them and eventually hid under an automobile. I tried to scear out the rat for them, but I scared them as well, so they did not get their prey. Very interesting to see, when they tried to get the big rat in pairs before I unfortunatly scared them too much. They do not like humans two meters away, eventhough we might are trying to help them.

  • @elenax777
    @elenax7773 жыл бұрын

    Красавицы какие. 🖤🖤💚💚💚🖤🖤🖤🖤

  • @mokhtari1976
    @mokhtari19763 жыл бұрын

    Nice upload...🐦

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @georgebudd3397
    @georgebudd339723 күн бұрын

    I live in Australia where there are birds commonly called magpies. While they have some similarities to the creatures you describe in America, they are definitely different species, I would like to hear your take on contrasting and comparing them.

  • @holzmann8443
    @holzmann844310 ай бұрын

    You aren't kidding about the magpie fledgling period. The behavior of fledglings is so absurd, it's hard to believe they grow into clever adult magpies.

  • @You_Eat
    @You_Eat2 жыл бұрын

    Magpies are beautiful however they are really defensive, even your housecats for 10 years will be attacked by this newly Magpie living in the tree for 3 weeks.

  • @boballard7256
    @boballard72562 жыл бұрын

    I had to remove two sky rocket junipers because of storm damage. Each tree has a giant magpie nest where the birds return year by year. I’m not invested enough to know if they are the same birds or family, but I enjoy seeing them prosper and the chicks fledge and talk in the early summer. Should I attempt to extract these huge nests before I compost the trees or take the chance that they will not be returning?

  • @jonahvasquez2735
    @jonahvasquez27353 жыл бұрын

    YOOOO NICE LOGO BRO

  • @blackhillsbirder881

    @blackhillsbirder881

    3 жыл бұрын

    THANKS

  • @IronKong-1_2-sb3df
    @IronKong-1_2-sb3df Жыл бұрын

    Can you cover the California and Andean Condor?

  • @breanntheartist1989
    @breanntheartist19892 жыл бұрын

    They look like underdeveloped crows. So cute!

  • @CrimeVid
    @CrimeVid2 ай бұрын

    Magpies and Jays, the hunters enemies !

  • @masterofthedeathwing2839
    @masterofthedeathwing28393 жыл бұрын

    what is the best kind of food to ensure magpies thrive? ive got one that comes into my yard daily now. and id like to know the best stuff to feed it.

  • @blackhillsbirder881

    @blackhillsbirder881

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's a fun visitor! From what I read in this article, it seems that mealworms are the best option for them, but that feeding them can lead to nutritional imbalances - here's the link if you're interested in reading more www.healthywildlife.com.au/feeding-magpies/#/

  • @blackhillsbirder881

    @blackhillsbirder881

    3 жыл бұрын

    Actually this is referring to Australian magpies now that I look harder haha, but occasional dried mealworms likely wouldn't disrupt your visitors diet too much!

  • @masterofthedeathwing2839

    @masterofthedeathwing2839

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@blackhillsbirder881 np, i should have said its the European kind i am encountering, i put food out a few days in a row when i spotted him, i forgot yesterday, and he (assuming his gender lol) came right up to my kitchen door, and started "shouting" so i put some mealworms out for him, and he just sat and eat them all and flew off when he was done. He seems pretty confident. Hope i can make a little friend!

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @anthonydblackmore
    @anthonydblackmore3 жыл бұрын

    Clever birds

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @vonabod4259

    @vonabod4259

    3 жыл бұрын

    Intelligent and playful.

  • @BigBlackMac
    @BigBlackMac3 жыл бұрын

    I have one outside my window. The bird laid an egg in the dirt and the egg was taken away by another bird. Did it move the egg to a nest??

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @adamakaru2683
    @adamakaru26832 жыл бұрын

    Where in the USA I can get few?.

  • @bjrnjohanhumblen525
    @bjrnjohanhumblen525 Жыл бұрын

    You can make 1 about european sea eagle and its relation to american sea eagle. Here only the tail is white. I think they sometimes cross over the sea. I think the european magpie looks larger

  • @jlbricks1
    @jlbricks13 жыл бұрын

    I would like to see facts about the grey hooded crow p.s. I loved the video one of the first magpie videos I can find without being killed 😡

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @ZOMb2010
    @ZOMb2010 Жыл бұрын

    Not the bigfest fan of Sir Maggies ... they chase other bird breeds away in my area .. Do not tick off these birds .They will remember you and dislike you for a long time . Lov to watch a couple in my area and the neighbourhood cats ... interesting interaction . I find them yappie often.

  • @tylerthomas5539
    @tylerthomas55392 жыл бұрын

    I saved a little magpie blown out from its nest this past June. She was killed by a fox. A few days ago while exploring.

  • @blackhillsbirder881

    @blackhillsbirder881

    2 жыл бұрын

    Too sad!

  • @jillthomas8749
    @jillthomas87493 жыл бұрын

    I adore Magpie's... alway's have, just found them beautiful, cheeky and fun to watch! I had a family of Magpie's i watched for uear's raising there young in a tree that used to live out back, as I raised my daughter... every year sane pair, same nest regular as clockwork... i'd watch the fledgling's learning to fly and I adored them i really did.. then sadly my neighbour's, who had planted the big old beautiful tree years before, decided the leave's it dropped every Authum/Winter were just too much of a "messy nuisance" and the tree had to go!... My neighbour's are somewhat elderly, so I had no choice but to respect the collective decision.. but i was quite sad at loss for a while! We have had an "issue" with rodent's since then come to think of it, the Magpie's probably had a prime feeding spot there and helped keep the "population number's" under control!...not that i'm helping much with that situation either, 🤦‍♀️ but thats a whole other story.. 😔🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️🙏❤🦄😇❤🙏

  • @Esme-hulphond-Davi
    @Esme-hulphond-Davi3 жыл бұрын

    Please have you subtitels ?

  • @ardalla535
    @ardalla5353 жыл бұрын

    I always thought that the Magyars brought the magpies with them to Europe.

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    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @hugoheyman1306
    @hugoheyman13063 жыл бұрын

    MORE MAGPIES

  • @suniljaroli4371

    @suniljaroli4371

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @hotrockin197
    @hotrockin1972 жыл бұрын

    Legend tells us the reason that magpies make that horrendous noise is because they have a drop of Satans blood under their tongue..

  • @sunshinecoasttrailcam
    @sunshinecoasttrailcam3 жыл бұрын

    I'd love some of these birds. A couple pair. If anyone wants to s Nd me some..I have an aviary.

  • @sunshinecoasttrailcam

    @sunshinecoasttrailcam

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@remnantwarrior1779 lol I'm in Canada. Or i d pay you to ship me some.i can see how it would get overwhelming if you didn't manage their population.

  • @sunshinecoasttrailcam

    @sunshinecoasttrailcam

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@remnantwarrior1779 ha ..we have our own magpies. So ya, it's easy to get them. They are indigenous here a couple hundred miles away. We have alot of raptors so I don't think they would take over. My aviary is open. Once the birds make a nest, they are prettyuch moved in, then it's open. All my birds have a chance to move out, every day of the week. I keep 7 miniature chickens who are not suited for the wild. So, they are protected. That said, my birds are only lifted for their safety. And so that's why a person practicing animal husbandry must control a population, for their safety and your sanity. I pull eggs of all my birds when population expands. They don't give a hoot. They just like the sex, eggs arrive after.

  • @sunshinecoasttrailcam

    @sunshinecoasttrailcam

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@remnantwarrior1779 we have the whole Corvid Family here in western Canada. Blue Jays,crows, ravens and magpies. But the magpies stop at the mountains which makes no sense. I'd prefer them to starlings.