I put this on my blog, but thought I would show it off here too.
These are baby magpies, who come visit me for meat every day. They are full size but they are light in colour compared to the vivid black and white they will eventually be. Magpies are a protected species in australia.
Here is a link for more info on the Australian magpie.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_magpie
Aww! how cute! I love those magpies! I love their facial expressions! They look a bit angry but very cute and sweet at the same time. I'm glad you are taking care of them Sue. Can you pet them? Will they allow you to pet them? Have you ever tried? If I was there I'd probably try.
We don't have magpies here (at least not to my knowledge) but I feed the squirrels and raccoons every day. I throw out all the scraps each night and the following morning the scraps are gone. I also feed the squirrels corn seed - the raccoons don't like the corn too much. They prefer bread and other scraps. I also throw any leftover bones into the yard for the coyotes. Everything is always gone the next morning.
The birds are taken care of too. I feed them store bought bird feed. And the humming birds get sugar water in their feeders. Lately they have been going through two feeders of suger water every couple of days! We have an entire flock of humming birds living in the bush by the patio.
Dad caught me sitting out on the patio petting a raccoon in my lap the other night. He got very angry with me. He said the animal could have bit me and given me rabies. He's probably correct. But they are so friendly and they've seen me numerous times out there feeding them at night. They know me. But he's right. I probably shouldn't do it anymore.
Besides, I got bit last year trying to pull an injured raccoon off the road. So I really should know better. But they are so cute, and there is a big difference between an injured animal and a healthy and happy animal.
Thanks for the cute pictures Sue!
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