r/magpies

i went outside to water my tomato plant and didn't notice one of the babies super close by until the parents started screaming at me. after i went back inside they were screaming at me from the door. i definitely pissed them off, and i want to try to make things right. i made them some plain scrambled eggs cause i read that eggs are safe, and they seemed to enjoy the eggs, but im not sure if we're cool now. what are some other things i can offer them?

edit: im definitely going to wait before giving them anything else, dont wanna overfeed them/replace their meals

Recently a family of magpies built a nest above our window. I expected it to be a hassle, since we've often had issues with pigeons nesting there, and you need to call a guy to remove it but only after the chicks leave. It's a whole thing.

But to my surprise, the magpies have been wonderful neighbours!

They're very quiet and respectful, and their presence has deterred the pesky pigeons from hanging out at our fire escape. Yay!

So I'm wondering how to show them we're friendly and they're welcome to stay.

I haven't fed them so far, and I'm wary of doing so. Not sure if a one time treat would send the message, or just get them to ask for more?

Will they return to the nest once they want to nest again, or will pigeons take it over? The nest doesn't seem compatible with pigeons, but I'd remove it if it is.

Any other tips for being a good magpie neighbour other than leave and let be?

To contextualise this comment please know I questioned if it happened myself! For my own sense of sanity at least my husband saw most of it.

As a menopausal woman I’ve taken to sleeping in our lounge room under the aircon. We leave the back door open for our two hunting adopted dogs (Harrier and pointer x Brittany) so they both have access to the garden.

I woke up a couple of weeks ago and thought one of the dogs was tapping me on the tummy (regular behaviour). Woke up to see a beautiful magpie on my tummy starting at me! Unfortunately due to shock I screamed… in it’s face but it didn’t move. The dogs came running out of the bedroom and it sat above a high painting in the room.

Then it moved to the TV out of reach of the dogs. My husband approached it with a sheet and randomly it knew to jump onto the sheet and be escorted out.

It sat on the fence out of reach of our dogs for a while then flew off.

What does this mean?