I remember seeing magpies for the first time when I visited Calgary. Soon after we arrived, we remarked at how beautiful there were, and a member of the hotel staff responded “they’re kind of a nuisance around here”. I still think they’re beautiful.
I’ve heard them described as a nuisance, but I’ve never understood why. I lived in Alaska for quite a while, where they’re common, and I never noticed any nuisance activity.
Here I have a short video of that magpie that might explain why they are considered a nuisance. The bird’s cry (in Edmonton at least) is loud; magpies are very social and chirp a lot.
![[OC] Black-billed Magpie](https://i.unlemmy.com/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsopuli.xyz%2Fapi%2Fv3%2Fimage_proxy%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Flemmy.ca%252Fpictrs%252Fimage%252Faf1d3179-c5dd-4493-b336-ec430916fdbe.jpeg){kind=link}
I remember seeing magpies for the first time when I visited Calgary. Soon after we arrived, we remarked at how beautiful there were, and a member of the hotel staff responded “they’re kind of a nuisance around here”. I still think they’re beautiful.
I’ve heard them described as a nuisance, but I’ve never understood why. I lived in Alaska for quite a while, where they’re common, and I never noticed any nuisance activity.
Here I have a short video of that magpie that might explain why they are considered a nuisance. The bird’s cry (in Edmonton at least) is loud; magpies are very social and chirp a lot.
Edit: the embed video has no sound! Dammit…
I guess I don’t mind bird sounds.