Magpie antics

When we put the fatball feeders out, we thought only the tits would be interested. To our surprise, we've had sparrows and robins on them, too. Then a big flock of starlings moved in and, after watching them, the magpies decided they fancied a nice peck of seed-studded suet, too.

They were getting through far too many fatballs and not giving the little birds a chance, so we moved the feeders to places where we thought the larger birds couldn't reach them. But, as you will see, this magpie decided it wasn't going to give up without a struggle. It sat on a twig and tried to work it out.


It figured that if it turned the twig into a trampoline, it might just bounce high enough to reach the suet. What happened? Well, after a view attempts, it fell off. I'm sure it will be back, though, for another go.