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[OC] Black-billed Magpie (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Rentlar@lemmy.ca to c/corvids@sopuli.xyz

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Taken at the University of Alberta.

Now the official bird of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Here I have a short video of that magpie that might explain why they are considered a nuisance. The bird's cry (in Edmonton at least) is loud; magpies are very social and chirp a lot.

Magpie chirping by a brick wall

Edit: the embed video has no sound! Dammit...

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

I guess I don't mind bird sounds.