Today both of the magpie pairs returned, so I guess they just had something to do elsewhere yesterday which kept them occupied the whole day.
It's kinda funny how the pair that nests outside my window chose to build the nest there, because it's a pretty busy location for birds, so while they have been building the nest there, lots of birds from sparrows to blackbirds have come to watch the process, yet it doesn't seem to bother the magpies. It just seems like a pretty vulnerable spot to me because of all the traffic, even the male sparrowhawk always flies through there.
The only other magpie nest I've seen was built high up on a pine tree, which was fairly secluded from other birds... it was once harassed by a squirrel, but other than that, it looked safer to me than this hedgerow nest.
It's kinda funny how the pair that nests outside my window chose to build the nest there, because it's a pretty busy location for birds, so while they have been building the nest there, lots of birds from sparrows to blackbirds have come to watch the process, yet it doesn't seem to bother the magpies. It just seems like a pretty vulnerable spot to me because of all the traffic, even the male sparrowhawk always flies through there.
The only other magpie nest I've seen was built high up on a pine tree, which was fairly secluded from other birds... it was once harassed by a squirrel, but other than that, it looked safer to me than this hedgerow nest.
"Volat Accipiter libera est; venandi sua natura est."
~Accipiter striatus
07-Apr-2020 09:09:17 - Last edited on 07-Apr-2020 09:09:48 by Sharp-shin
