Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: đ Sunday, 5 January, 2025
Baku@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Emoji has been changed because itâs bird day!
My bird appreciation of the day is that dove that I thought was an owl (sorry bird peeps, I canât remember the sub-species or whatever the breed categorisation is called). Itâs been tricking me for YEARS into thinking it was some kind of broken owl. Cheeky bloody bugger
My favourite bird award goes to the magpie. Whatever sub-species we have in melbs. They can be aggressive, but they also have the capability of learning who is a friendly and doesnât need a swoop. Theyâre remarkably smart for birds imo, and also fairly friendly once thereâs a bit of a rapport. Love ya maggies!
Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I had a lovely chat with a magpie today, theyâre extremely friendly in my area. He was sitting on a low fence and I asked if heâd been in a fight because some of his neck feathers looked a bit shit, he seemed okay though.
DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I always stop and say hello to the magpies đ
Baku@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Theyâre good little mates. I absolutely adored watching them walk around the yard hunting worms. I know they arenât the only birds that land in yards and waddle around, but in terms of flying birds in my part of Melbourne, they seem to be the only ones that routinely spent time in my front/back yard. They werenât shy either. They didnât like people getting too close, but they wouldnât fly away upon seeing you, theyâd just hop back a few steps, kinda like âayy man, keep yo distanceâ
Yet another reason I love them. Canât help anthropomorphising them - I do that too!