[Misc] Magpies

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

No, not Newcastle but the feathered variety. I’ve had two down the chimney in the last week. Both fought their way past the fire guard and I found the first one dead on the living room floor. The second made it to an upstairs bedroom and I managed to get it out of a window after it had left sooty marks all over the walls and ceiling. Thinking that there might be a nest in the chimney, I called a chimney sweep (not Kylie's by the way) but they are called Brush Strokes. They swept the chimney and found nothing so fitted a bird proof cowl in the offending chimney pot.

Does anyone else have any experience of this strange phenomenon as it’s seems very odd?

 

[Insel affe]

View attachment 148694have you any experience of this strange phenomenon as it’s seems very odd?

extremely odd, looks like you found it under the matt ?

by the way that scotia on the corner has taken a battering.




PS: even though it is dead and a photo I still felt compelled to salute it.

 

[1066familyman]

We used to live in a basement flat with an open fire. I came home from work one day with the front room door shut and the wife saying that there's a nice surprise in there.

When I opened the door there was a beautiful Magpie sat happy as Larry on the book shelves like something from Bagpuss.

After admiring it for a bit I then managed to catch it in a tea towel. Once in the tea towel and eyes covered it was calm as you like and so I walked it down the road and let it go in nearby woods.

Only time I've ever had that happen though.


Oh, in another place I lived I had a Starling come down the chimney too. Again, completely unharmed and released.

 

[jakarta]

Did You say Good Morning to them?

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Did You say Good Morning to them?

Three times, whilst nodding I hope.

 

[Swansman]

Have a friend who had a similar problem... he put a toy snake on the roof and it worked pretty well.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

I expect Joel’s on holiday otherwise he’d have been the person to call obviously! Or Susan Stranks maybe

 

[Bakero]

I expect Joel’s on holiday otherwise he’d have been the person to call obviously! Or Susan Stranks maybe

Beat me to it. With the Joel comment, I mean. No idea who Susan is.

 

[Questions]

I don’t remember there being so many magpies around when I was a kid

 

[1066familyman]

I don’t remember there being so many magpies around when I was a kid

Nor me. Think they were all occupied elsewhere back then.

When the TV series ended they then released them into the community and their numbers have increased ever since.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Nor me. Think they were all occupied elsewhere back then.

When the TV series ended they then released them into the community and their numbers have increased ever since.

One of mine was probably Tommy Boyd. Boyd as in bird.

 

[PeterT]

One of mine was probably Tommy Boyd. Boyd as in bird.

I used to play cricket with him in Hove Rec.

 

[The Wookiee]

No, not Newcastle but the feathered variety. I’ve had two down the chimney in the last week. Both fought their way past the fire guard and I found the first one dead on the living room floor. The second made it to an upstairs bedroom and I managed to get it out of a window after it had left sooty marks all over the walls and ceiling. Thinking that there might be a nest in the chimney, I called a chimney sweep (not Kylie's by the way) but they are called Brush Strokes. They swept the chimney and found nothing so fitted a bird proof cowl in the offending chimney pot.

Does anyone else View attachment 148694have any experience of this strange phenomenon as it’s seems very odd?

One for sorrow
Two for joy !

Think you will be ok

 

[1066familyman]

One of mine was probably Tommy Boyd. Boyd as in bird.

Was he from New Yoirk?

 

[Petunia]

Aussie magpies are quite scary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvtWswhO3Hk

 

[1066familyman]

Aussie magpies are quite scary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvtWswhO3Hk

I've watched a few of them before

This is my favourite:

 

[Stat Brother]

by the way that scotia on the corner has taken a battering

Oh a perfect photo to ask you a question.

If I were to lay a T&G hardwood floor, on a concrete base.
Can I take off the old skirting board (60 years old with inches of paint layered on)
Put down the wood with a few mm moving space around the edge.
Then attach new skirting boards over (not in) that gap
Thereby doing away with the need for the Scotia.


Ta muchly.

 

[mikeyjh]

Oh a perfect photo to ask you a question.

If I were to lay a T&G hardwood floor, on a concrete base.
Can I take off the old skirting board (60 years old with inches of paint layered on)
Put down the wood with a few mm moving space around the edge.
Then attach new skirting boards over (not in) that gap
Thereby doing away with the need for the Scotia.


Ta muchly.

If you don't know the answer to that, you probably shouldn't be doing your own flooring and skirting. That said, yes

 

[Petunia]

I've watched a few of them before

This is my favourite:

Oh, that one is brilliant

There’s one particular route I won’t walk with the dog in swooping season

 

[Stat Brother]

If you don't know the answer to that, you probably shouldn't be doing your own flooring and skirting. That said, yes

I was going to attempt the job - i've done it before years and years ago.

The problem is I was going to do it with laminate, but every time I mention laminate someone punches me in the face.