Magpies

The Magpie’s Box

We were at Tate Britain in London a month or so ago when my eye was drawn to this exhibit, mainly because …

While in London, the Puffin Whisperer and I took the opportunity to visit the National Gallery to see Piero della Francesca’s painting …

We’re got three species of corvids in this London park. Firstly, there’s the robust Carrion Crows, with their large beaks festooned with …

Have you noticed how smart and aware Eurasian Magpies are? There appears to be a lot going on in their minds that …

Magpies are one of the most difficult birds to photograph. The human eye sees light and shade in a completely different way …

Magpies are currently building their nests around the parish. Their nests seem like great untidy bundles of sticks in trees; the truth …

Looking back at my blogs from 2021 it’s clear that I had some great wildlife experiences and managed to document many of …

Magpies are hated by many bird lovers. People love small, fluffy songbirds and want to protect them. Magpies are clever corvids which …

I hate sharp fences. They’re there to make sure property is protected, but their defence often turns into attack when people tangle …

The Magpies have finished constructing their nest. Here’s one bringing in the twigs to construct the base. The roof was next. Now …

The Magpies are busy. It’s spring and they’re toiling building a nest. Last year they built two nests, yet despite all the …

On my walk through the local industrial estate I spotted a Magpie. I thought the complexity of this graphic image was just …

“One’s for sorrow, two’s for joy…”, says the old rhyme, ‘Magpie’. I don’t agree. Magpies, however many in number, are all for …

Here are a few familiar faces from my social distancing walk. This Mute Swan is one of the aggressive pair which have …

There’s a Magpie on a roof on the industrial estate nearby. It’s been busy tearing the moss off it. I’m not sure …

Magpies are handsome birds. I keep reading about how intelligent they are. Intelligence is one of those factors which is so difficult …

It’s Day 9 of turning the pages in this 1950s Ladybird book to see what’s changed in the past 60 years: “The …

Walking through The Regent’s Park I notice a woman with her hands deep in a bag. She brings out a handful of …

There’s a pair of Magpies in the tree by the lake in the park. They are noisy and busy, attracting attention from …

I’m on a personal journey to rediscover the natural world I described in my nature notebooks when I was a 12 year …