Magpie paranoia

[pearl]

not Newcastle, the birds ..... has anyone noticed there's a crazy amount of magpies about atm? .... or maybe they're following me?

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[madinthehead]

They are everywhere. Seen several near my workplace in Hesse, Germany recently too..

 

[McTavish]

I only ever see two at a time. I suspect that it is the same two just putting themselves about.

 

[Notters]

Weirdly I was saying the same at the weekend. About the first time I'd seen anything other than seagulls in my garden. Maybe there's something in it.

 

[Bigtomfu]

I wish as a child no one had ever told me the stupid rhyme.

The day of the Palace home play off semi-final I saw 13 solo magpies. It was all I could do to not have my hand in a permanent salute position. ****ers.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Weirdly I was saying the same at the weekend. About the first time I'd seen anything other than seagulls in my garden. Maybe there's something in it.

There's always been quite a few about, and jackdaws too.
All birds are more apparent at this time of the year whilst mating and building their nests.

 

[Diego Napier]

Not welcome in my garden, they eat songbird's chicks and eggs.

 

[Two Professors]

Welcome in my garden.They stop any purple crap appearing by chasing off the vermin.

 

[Eeyore]

Interesting to read this. I saw a couple for the first time in a while on my walk home along the seafront only this week. Scary creatures.

Actually, they were Ravens. Still, don't see many of those.

 

[Stat Brother]

I wish as a child no one had ever told me the stupid rhyme.

The day of the Palace home play off semi-final I saw 13 solo magpies. It was all I could do to not have my hand in a permanent salute position. ****ers.

As you've written that I guess I can't give a full character assassination of a freakin nimrod I used to work with.
The fudgin moronic tool insisted on saluting and saying 'morning Mr Magpie' at everyone he saw

#Epictw@t.

 

[Rabeen]

I seem to recall previously mild winters would be followed by larger numbers of magpies in the Spring. Also the previous mentioned road-kill proliferation on our local roads gives them plenty to munch on through the potentially lean months. Smaller garden birds are decimated as a result as they do eat eggs and newly hatched young. I dislike them on their own too although larger numbers spotted together have never resulted in an unexpected boy or girl or any silver or gold whatsoever.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Can he play LB?

 

[Miximate]

Dont forget to say 'Good morning Mr Magpie' and salute them!

Gods know why, but I've always done it

If I see two on a match day then I'm confident that we'll win (...two for joy....)

 

[Dick Head]

I only ever see two at a time. I suspect that it is the same two just putting themselves about.

Like the Peruvian busking band that follows me all over Europe.

As you've written that I guess I can't give a full character assassination of a freakin nimrod I used to work with.
The fudgin moronic tool insisted on saluting and saying 'morning Mr Magpie' at everyone he saw

#Epictw@t.

That's just mad. Everyone he saw?

 

[clarkey]

As you've written that I guess I can't give a full character assassination of a freakin nimrod I used to work with.
The fudgin moronic tool insisted on saluting and saying 'morning Mr Magpie' at everyone he saw

#Epictw@t.

Dont forget to say 'Good morning Mr Magpie' and salute them!

Gods know why, but I've always done it

If I see two on a match day then I'm confident that we'll win (...two for joy....)

 

[pearl]

Interesting to read this. I saw a couple for the first time in a while on my walk home along the seafront only this week. Scary creatures.

Actually, they were Ravens. Still, don't see many of those.

Oh I love Ravens ... they glow blue in the sun
there's a bloody magpie right outside my window staring at me WTF!!!!!!!!!

 

[AmexRuislip]

Up on my allotment this morning, there were about 11 Magpies on one of the plots.
Some Robins and some owls came along, well I don't need to tell the outcome of that skirmish.

 

[Bigtomfu]

As you've written that I guess I can't give a full character assassination of a freakin nimrod I used to work with.
The fudgin moronic tool insisted on saluting and saying 'morning Mr Magpie' at everyone he saw

#Epictw@t.

Christ would hate to be on the end of an actual character assassination from you!


Mine is all vocalised internally but the salute is a bit of a give away!

 

[Surf's Up]

As you've written that I guess I can't give a full character assassination of a freakin nimrod I used to work with.
The fudgin moronic tool insisted on saluting and saying 'morning Mr Magpie' at everyone he saw

#Epictw@t.

Oh dear - then I am a "freakin nimrod" and a "fudging moronic tool". I have total magpie paranoia, whenever I see just one bird I have to salute, say "say hello to your wife and children for me" and whistle. Suffice to say, at this time of year and this year in particular I daren't leave the ****ing house for fear of people shouting "Oi you fudging freakin moronic tool nimrod" at me.