tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post9048002933068944795..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: The media must take more responsibilitycatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-32105434240994939782020-01-13T10:00:37.541+10:302020-01-13T10:00:37.541+10:30They are smart! They can also "dive bomb"...They are smart! They can also "dive bomb" you and do serious damage! There is a lovely poem by Judith Wright about them - and their "song". (I am not breaching copyright by sharing this.)<br /><br /> Magpies<br />Along the road the magpies walk<br />with hands in pockets, left and right.<br />They tilt their heads, and stroll and talk.<br />In their well-fitted black and white.<br /><br />They look like certain gentlemen<br />who seem most nonchalant and wise<br />until their meal is served — and then<br />what clashing beaks, what greedy eyes!<br /><br />But not one man that I have heard<br />throws back his head in such a song<br />of grace and praise — no man nor bird.<br />Their greed is brief; their joy is long.<br />For each is born with such a throat<br />as thanks his God with every note.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-13884277706833804822020-01-13T09:01:24.755+10:302020-01-13T09:01:24.755+10:30Very off topic - our upover evening news had a pie...Very off topic - our upover evening news had a piece about the fires, and there was a brief clip of a pair of your magpies. What smart birds they are and what a pleasant noise they make.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.com