Bird report

[gemfyre]

I think this is becoming a new hobby. It's so much more interesting than vegging in front of a damn computer screen.

Many magpies and some crows hang around the Mars room at uni. Today I put out Terry's leftover pasta for them to eat. Magpies come running over and take a bit and eat it. Crows come bouncing over, scare away magpies. Crows stuff as much of the stuff as possible into their beaks before flying away with their loot. Magpies continue to delicately pick at the rest of the food.

Magpies are soooo much nicer than crows, and crows can't sing.

Comments

[sassamifrass.livejournal.com]

*loves watching the birds around her place and uni*

And magpies do indeed rock. Though I like the crows too, for their amusing quirks :) But magpies' songs are definately my favourite. And they always act so intelligently. Though the willy wagtails on campus are just as cool in that respect. I swear they have brains equivalent to a small mammal's, if not better... definately seem smarter than a lot of mice I know :) And a willy wagtail followed me around for a bit around 6pm, which I found very flattering ^^ It flew away when I showed to much interest and tried to approach it myself, though.

I love it when animals take an interest in you ^_^ That way we have a mutually benefitting relationship ;)

[aurickandrien.livejournal.com]

Ah, you have no appreciation of music. The song of the humble crow is a divine masterpiece ;)

BTW, what do you reckon about feeding birds? Does it detract from their natural instinct and make them more reliant on humans or what?

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

I'm often ranting about people who feed ducks at lakes but I do it myself sometimes.

So I guess I go the harm minimisation way. Feeding ducks is okay, just only feed them a little and preferably natural food. And DON'T throw stuff in the water, it's just asking for all the ducks to get botuilsm and die.

Same goes for crows and magpies. Just a little here and there shouldn't hurt. Regularly feeding them enough to sustain them would be bad tho.

I'd link to my rant about domestic ducks in waterways here but I'm about to go back to sleep so I can't be stuffed searching for it.

[aurickandrien.livejournal.com]

Okies, I guess I go with the minimisation view as well. I'll try not to feel guilty about giving magpies individual chips then. :)