Magpie Musings

Hi everyone

Just want to share my story.

For the past year or so I have developed a relationship with a pair of Magpies - Marge & Homer Beaky. Homer was/is a beautiful big strong male, Marge has a slight beak fault -the upper tip is missing - hence the name Beaky, and she's also a bit skittish and gets this look that reminds me of Marge Simpson,so that's where the names came from, most often they were together - a devoted couple. Both of them would take food from my hands, introduced their babies to me,and sing to me & I would talk to them, & life was good until........... the tree removal incident (see my post "so upset"). I thought that the magpies were unscathed by it but I fear now that, that was not the case.

Homer has gone...I haven't seen him the tree episode,maybe it's just coincidence, I don't know. Marge has been calling for him, every day.... my heart breaks for her...her mournful cry echoes through the quiet.

But word must have got around, because there is now a new male on the scene, and a fine looking one he is too, I'm hazarding a guess that he is a reasonably young bird based on his size. Marge seems very accepting of him & him of her, they have been visiting me together over the weekend...I guess life, really does go on.

I haven't decided on a name for him yet? Any suggestions?

Thanks for listening
Char