I’ve heard them described as a nuisance, but I’ve never understood why. I lived in Alaska for quite a while, where they’re common, and I never noticed any nuisance activity.
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.
![[OC] Black-billed Magpie](https://sopuli.xyz/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.ca%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Faf1d3179-c5dd-4493-b336-ec430916fdbe.jpeg){kind=link}
I’ve heard them described as a nuisance, but I’ve never understood why. I lived in Alaska for quite a while, where they’re common, and I never noticed any nuisance activity.
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.
Edit: the embed video has no sound! Dammit…
I guess I don’t mind bird sounds.