Comments by "Jeni10" (@Jeni10) on "American Reacts to Aussie That Befriends MAGPIES - The Magpie Whisperer" video.

  1. I sent you this link months and months ago, when you reacted to the magpie attacks, because those videos give magpies a really bad rap and yet Australian magpies are my favourite birds! They live in the trees around our house and have never attacked any of us because we are familiar to them and they know we can be trusted. I love their warbling! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺. Ian, imagine you were out and about with Andrew walking beside you, and someone tried to get too close, you feared for Andrew’s safety, told the person to get lost and protected Andrew. That’s what the magpie fathers do when strange humans get too close to their babies in the nest, they swoop to tell you to go away. They’re not interested in your eyes, they’re being really good Dads! Unfortunately, those swoops have become the main attraction on YouTube when really, that’s just 1% of their lifestyle. They love to feed on the grubs and insects living in and under our lawn and the surrounding greenery. I love to open the backdoor and just watch them and listen to them, and sometimes they let me talk to them. Definitely my favourites!
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  2.  @margareth1504  it was probably the magpie felt the seagulls were more of a threat to their nest than your family. They’re good at assessing risk in a few seconds.
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