As a member of WIRES for 10 or so years I saw this a few times. It generally happens when magpies are separated from their parents and/or own communities for some reason and are either reared or make their own way in the world alone. Generally young magpies are taught to sing by their parents, so when this doesn't happen because they don't instinctively know their own call they will pick up and mimic extremely well all the sounds they hear around them. More often than not it will be comprised of other bird calls intermingled with some other sounds, as is the case with this one. We had one that was the last one of the season to arrive in care (she was separated from her parents by a severe weather event and we did not know where her home was, and her wing was broken so we had no choice but to take her into care) and we had no others to "buddy" her up with, so she got reared with a young currawong we had in care at the same time. We also had a variety of other birds in care, and over time she began to form her own song that was mostly comprised of the other bird calls. Lorikeets, noisy miners, a forest raven, a young butcherbird, a dollarbird, and of course the currawong. We also had our own pet zebra finches. She was able to mimic these other birds so well that if we weren't looking we could not tell if it was her or the original bird. Her currawong call was so convincing that the local currawongs would talk to her in their own language, and when we "soft released" her this small currawong community adopted her for a time, until she developed enough of her own individuality and made her own way in the world. As no other magpies were in the immediate area she took on our little forest at the back as her home range, and ended up living with us for several years. Eventually she went in search of her own kind, met a fella, and took up residence with him on his home range not far from us. She still comes back to visit now and then, and has a family of her own. We always know it's her of course, because her calls are unlike regular magpies and she will come straight up to us and have a great old conversation because we are her surrogate parents. Interestingly her young do not seem to have adopted her mish-mash song, perhaps preferring to learn from their Dad, and they sound like regular magpies. So I would guess that's what happened to the handsome fella in this video - he got separated from his parents when very young and just picked up what he could as he went along. Perhaps he too was a recipient of a wildlife carers handiwork. It's a great outcome, because many young ones that are orphaned don't make it.
I had what I think was a young magpie just outside my back door doing the same amazing combinations of sounds and when he/she noticed me seemed to want to communicate as he looked right at me while vocalising. Your post makes perfect sense to me; that not having learned the songs from mum and dad, they pick up sounds and make their own vocalisations. Amazing birds.
@@dingokidneys If you wish to know whether your little friend is a male or a female, have a look at the white patch on the back of the neck. If it's really bright and evenly white all the way from the back of the head to the shoulders then it's male, whereas a female's white patch will not be so starkly contrasted with the black. It will be white at the back of her head, but will be more grayish coloured down toward the shoulders. Typically the females will be smaller, and more slender in build too, but if there are no others to compare them to this is more difficult. Males and females can sing equally well, and each birds personality will be different too. We rescued, reared, and rehabilitated hundreds in our time with WIRES and no two were the same, they are as different as people. Like you say, they are fascinating and amazing birds. Obviously my username gives me away as a big fan. So much so that I even named my business after them. :-)
God bless you and the rest of those amazing people that work in wildlife care like yourself and my sister (she works with baby wombats and possums), what you do is truly amazing and very humbling.
We saved a Rainbow Lorikeet with a Broken Wing, He or She Got Well and Slowly Released Now Comes Back Everyday With His Her New Partner To Sit Outside Kitchen Window and Talk to Us Ask for Fruit n Show Their Doing Fine, They're So Beautiful It's Important to Let Them Be Free to Fly and Live With Their Own Kind Again..
@@kerrileelawrence2402 Rainbow Lorikeets are very hardy little birds. We often started any new members off with them as they are pretty easy to care for and are quite resilient. They are great if you get them young as they will accept humans no problem, but wild adult birds can be extremely problematic - they bite hard! Our local Vet calls them "flying bolt cutters", lol, some thick gloves and the right technique is required to avoid being bitten. We often joked about how we could not understand people's fear of snakes when it was the Lorikeets you should really be afraid of. A snake will only bite as a last resort, but a Lorikeet will absolutely bite you any chance it gets and if it bites you on a finger it will go straight down to the bone. Youch. I only ever got bitten once, but once was enough!
Magpies do like to show off, especially when they come to the point where they trust you. Yes like humans the animals have trust issues, respect them and see their world intwined with yours. It's a privilege to feed them by hand, use caution as they are still wild birds.
Their own calls include that beautiful warble that he does while moving his beak very little, and a couple of others that are louder and more recognisable. Because they have that basic tonal control naturally, they can also mimic other birds, bark like dogs, meow like cats, and mimic car alarms and other manmade tech. Almost anything you can hear in the suburbs, a magpie can copy. I’ll find one that’s only making his normal sounds, so you can distinguish the ones in this video that are imitated. Here you are, only magpie sounds, and lots of them! ruclips.net/video/jX7s9SnHm4c/видео.html
Elsewhere on YT you can find vision of a Lyrebird giving a brilliant performance that includes a chainsaw, a circular saw and battery drill. Budding Tradie I guess.
I heard her say " That's my made my day" When anyone has a direct connection to the natural world in some way this always happens. We just need to embrace the wild and return to it and all our days can be filled with joy.
I love Magpies. I have 4 of them who I befriended as chicks 9 years ago constantly coming to visit me each time they see me on the Porch from across the Park. Their songs are amazing.
I love magpies. Have lived in their nesting area but never been attacked. Have always talked to them, fed them sometimes and always had a clean fresh bird bath for them. They are sociable, intelligent birds. And they do love to entertain with their amazing sounds.
He’s also mimicking 🚨 sirens too we have a family of 6 out the back of us & every time mumma has new babies she brings them to meet us the words & amazing things these awesome birds 🦅 have learned over the past few years are unbelievable. If they sit out the front of morning to get the morning sun ☀️ they let us know if someone is coming down the driveway I swear they do!!! I didn’t believe it my self at first my neighbor pointed it out to me blessed to have such beautiful birds in Australia 🇦🇺
I'm amazed because I actually had a magpie doing the same thing - imitating other birds, sirens, dogs, etc. - just outside my back door and I wasn't sure if I was actually hearing what I thought I heard. I sat there watching him perform for maybe ten minutes and was truly mind-blown. I never knew that magpies could do this.
I used to think our local momma magpie and butcher birds were performing for food but after seeing them do everything from call me outside to show off there new babies , top up the bird bath to literally tree and ground hopping so there close whilst not touching a scrap of food I actually think its conversation and company , the more I speak to them or whistle the more they respond, amazing birds and yes the one in this vid said hello twice
Know exactly what you are talking about. I've had very similar experiences. Maggies are very warm friendly creatures when you befriend them. Also had butcher birds who woild come for a chat. Never wanting anything more than the company. So beautiful, it always touched my heart. I just wanted to confirm you are not crazy hahaha love and enjoy.
We have a family of magpies and I'd one of us aren't up at our usual time in the morning, they're call get really loud and somewhat aggressive. Then it will here us get up to go feed it and it would sing like a sweet heart. Cheeky buggars!
First time came to Australia I was really shocked to hear this bird for the first time. It has a beautiful chirp. Hearing it in person is much much better.
Even the Magpies in New Mexico can sing like this. But they most often prefer to issue an obnoxious squawk. It is rare when one decides to show off here, but rather mind blowing when it happens. Our Magpies I believe are a different sub-species from the Australian. And, without a doubt, the Australian Magpies are the best performers.
The good ole Maggie can’t beat it. When I go bush I never take the Aussie wildlife and their environment for granted. I soak up every enjoyable minute of it. 💚💛🇦🇺🕊️
Spent over 6 months camping in the Aussie outback when I was a lot younger and used to love waking up to the sound of these Magpies..a beautiful warbling tune ,unlike any other bird and unique amongst all the cawing and screeching of the rest of the Aussie dawn chorus. That sound brings it all back...lovely !
A family of Magpies, was recently in the local park, initially, calling among themselves, until I started speaking to them, them they stayed around, making similar noises, for over 10 minuets, responding to some of my chat - I'm pleased no-one came by that day, as lord only knows, what would have gone thru their minds.
I've never heard my local maggies vocalise like the maggie in the clip but it's wonderful. Maggies are great characters. They always bring a smile to my face
The ones at my place do this all the time! All kinds of birds and alarms, industrial equipment etc etc. Butcher birds do the same but even more diverse than magpies. I can tell you've caught this fellow in a very happy mood!
That’s wot I’m saying He’s it’s hungry it’s parents tought him big city life trying to get by stuck in this prison concreat walls... people walk on by... it’s ‘funny’ ),: how hard we try Don’t u wanna know me .be a friend of mine I’ll share some wisdom with u £££££££••••¥¥¥¥¥€€€€€
They can be. The ones that hang around in our local mall area will take food from your hand or sometimes just steal it straight outa ya hand if ya lookin the other way lol
This maggie is giving you a Royal Performance. I feel its bonded or bonding with you as I believe they trust and select good people. Not just anyone, but they must recognise or sense your kind animal spirit. As well, the memory needed to play back all those sounds and the accuracy of pitch or note is absolutely astounding. I was swooped once or twice as a young guy but that was so long ago. I have huge respect for all animals but these feathered family have a special place in my heart. ❤❤
They are very clever, I had them as pets when I was a kid..My great grandfather, a vet, trained one to ride a little specially made bike..We have photos somewhere.
We have a Butcher Bird who lives nearby who does imitations too - he does magpies, lorikeets, kookaburras, currawongs, parrots, a dog barking, a dog whining, chicken clucking, bits of music it’s heard and more that I can’t remember now. I’ve also heard a crow imitate a pig. I think all those types of birds can do imitations, it’s just most don’t.
Gotta love the siren, that's awesome. I remember saving a baby magpie from a huge storm one afternoon, so I took him into the house and made him comfortable in a cardboard box and gave him some water and food, I didn't even have to close the Top of the box, he just stayed in the box all night, the next morning I hear tapping on the front door and here was his mum so I bring the baby out to her and it was like she was saying thank you, it was like they became my friends, every day, morning and afternoon they'd come around, they must have trusted me as I could hold them, feed them and even give them a scratch and Pat them, the word must have got around the magpies in the area as I counted 26 of them on my front veranda, they truly are an incredible bird and really intelligent, and this went on for over 2years, it's a shame they get such a bad rap.
Magpies are awesome . I started feeding 2 magpies in back yard , 2 weeks later 6 turned up and started tapping on my back door to feed them . Just a cool bird
Magpies are the best. We have a male mag, mumma mag and a daughter visit everyday❤😊 love them! Maybe they love me because I Barack for the pies, Collingwood😊
Maggies definitely love to communicate with humans. We have several families in our area and they love to "talk" with us. They also make a point of showing off their young each season.
@@SantoshSharma-rq1cl No, they pick up sounds around them and duplicate. The alarm and siren where particularly impressive. The Lyrebird is the best at the world at imitating other sounds.
I used to live in Hamilton Victoria and Maggie's brought their young to visit. There was a loner who had absolutely marvelous songs he spoke, obviously visited many people and copied their greetings. Truly amazing birds. Rosemary Perth Western Australia (70 yrs)
It's begging for food. Magpies can actually copy/mimic speech and sounds as good as any parrot. I've had and seen injured ones kept as pets and they can vocalise anything. That pointy beak can be a weapon though ;) But like all birds, they belong free in the wild.
Actually this is not begging for food. Got one at my house that does similar-quite often when no one is present or near other birds, so it's not a social thing either. It is for their own entertainment pure and simple. See damien wards comment above-he agrees... from experience.
Wonderful! I have a family of 4 that i interact with and sometimes feed. But i must admit, the beautiful tune of the Butcher Bird pair is just captivating. It is a language, im sure of it.
Beautiful friendly Magpie showing off. They Love People. The full Magpie cry is like a loud Whip Crack. I think only The Matriarchs and Patriarchs of The Magpie Tribes use this Cry. But everyone on The East Coast of New South Wales has heard it. I Love Magpies.
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As a member of WIRES for 10 or so years I saw this a few times. It generally happens when magpies are separated from their parents and/or own communities for some reason and are either reared or make their own way in the world alone. Generally young magpies are taught to sing by their parents, so when this doesn't happen because they don't instinctively know their own call they will pick up and mimic extremely well all the sounds they hear around them. More often than not it will be comprised of other bird calls intermingled with some other sounds, as is the case with this one. We had one that was the last one of the season to arrive in care (she was separated from her parents by a severe weather event and we did not know where her home was, and her wing was broken so we had no choice but to take her into care) and we had no others to "buddy" her up with, so she got reared with a young currawong we had in care at the same time. We also had a variety of other birds in care, and over time she began to form her own song that was mostly comprised of the other bird calls. Lorikeets, noisy miners, a forest raven, a young butcherbird, a dollarbird, and of course the currawong. We also had our own pet zebra finches. She was able to mimic these other birds so well that if we weren't looking we could not tell if it was her or the original bird. Her currawong call was so convincing that the local currawongs would talk to her in their own language, and when we "soft released" her this small currawong community adopted her for a time, until she developed enough of her own individuality and made her own way in the world. As no other magpies were in the immediate area she took on our little forest at the back as her home range, and ended up living with us for several years. Eventually she went in search of her own kind, met a fella, and took up residence with him on his home range not far from us. She still comes back to visit now and then, and has a family of her own. We always know it's her of course, because her calls are unlike regular magpies and she will come straight up to us and have a great old conversation because we are her surrogate parents. Interestingly her young do not seem to have adopted her mish-mash song, perhaps preferring to learn from their Dad, and they sound like regular magpies.
So I would guess that's what happened to the handsome fella in this video - he got separated from his parents when very young and just picked up what he could as he went along. Perhaps he too was a recipient of a wildlife carers handiwork. It's a great outcome, because many young ones that are orphaned don't make it.
I had what I think was a young magpie just outside my back door doing the same amazing combinations of sounds and when he/she noticed me seemed to want to communicate as he looked right at me while vocalising. Your post makes perfect sense to me; that not having learned the songs from mum and dad, they pick up sounds and make their own vocalisations.
Amazing birds.
@@dingokidneys If you wish to know whether your little friend is a male or a female, have a look at the white patch on the back of the neck. If it's really bright and evenly white all the way from the back of the head to the shoulders then it's male, whereas a female's white patch will not be so starkly contrasted with the black. It will be white at the back of her head, but will be more grayish coloured down toward the shoulders. Typically the females will be smaller, and more slender in build too, but if there are no others to compare them to this is more difficult. Males and females can sing equally well, and each birds personality will be different too. We rescued, reared, and rehabilitated hundreds in our time with WIRES and no two were the same, they are as different as people. Like you say, they are fascinating and amazing birds.
Obviously my username gives me away as a big fan. So much so that I even named my business after them. :-)
God bless you and the rest of those amazing people that work in wildlife care like yourself and my sister (she works with baby wombats and possums), what you do is truly amazing and very humbling.
We saved a Rainbow Lorikeet with a Broken Wing, He or She Got Well and Slowly Released Now Comes Back Everyday With His Her New Partner To Sit Outside Kitchen Window and Talk to Us Ask for Fruit n Show Their Doing Fine, They're So Beautiful It's Important to Let Them Be Free to Fly and Live With Their Own Kind Again..
@@kerrileelawrence2402 Rainbow Lorikeets are very hardy little birds. We often started any new members off with them as they are pretty easy to care for and are quite resilient. They are great if you get them young as they will accept humans no problem, but wild adult birds can be extremely problematic - they bite hard! Our local Vet calls them "flying bolt cutters", lol, some thick gloves and the right technique is required to avoid being bitten.
We often joked about how we could not understand people's fear of snakes when it was the Lorikeets you should really be afraid of. A snake will only bite as a last resort, but a Lorikeet will absolutely bite you any chance it gets and if it bites you on a finger it will go straight down to the bone. Youch. I only ever got bitten once, but once was enough!
Police siren, dog-barking, seagull, normal magpie warbling - that bird was definitely showing off! LOL
Yeahhh those sounds were trippy
MUST BEEN HUNGRY OR TAMPERED WITH AUDIO!!!!! Cuz that sounded background n put it off it’s song lil
Magpies do like to show off, especially when they come to the point where they trust you. Yes like humans the animals have trust issues, respect them and see their world intwined with yours. It's a privilege to feed them by hand, use caution as they are still wild birds.
Yeah 🤣🤣🤣He was 😂😂😂
No seagull. Theres a black cockatoo and a kookaburra!
Yeah, definitely kookie in there, not a gull
"Damn, I'm trying every language I know, they must understand one of them."
Their own calls include that beautiful warble that he does while moving his beak very little, and a couple of others that are louder and more recognisable. Because they have that basic tonal control naturally, they can also mimic other birds, bark like dogs, meow like cats, and mimic car alarms and other manmade tech. Almost anything you can hear in the suburbs, a magpie can copy. I’ll find one that’s only making his normal sounds, so you can distinguish the ones in this video that are imitated.
Here you are, only magpie sounds, and lots of them! ruclips.net/video/jX7s9SnHm4c/видео.html
Feed me feed me, you stupid wingless birdythingies. Dpoet
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Singing or busking?!
Yeah ay... mum said if i sing real good I’ll get food.... not all time in this instance I think so
What a sweetie! People misjudge these adorably wonderful little souls
I absolutely agree.
This is amazing. A Maggie imitating a Lyre Bird. lol.
🤣🤣
And currawong at the start.....car alarm...kooka.... Love em.
A maggie imitating a lyre bird imitating a magpie. Pretty close. ;)
It’s hungry
Elsewhere on YT you can find vision of a Lyrebird giving a brilliant performance that includes a chainsaw, a circular saw and battery drill. Budding Tradie I guess.
Police siren, car alarm, black cockatoo, sulfur crested cockatoo, honey eater, kookaburra, Pigeon.
You missed red wattle bird
Mitch Donavan Eddie McGuires a TOSSA
Is it the American versions of the sirens? It might be from a kids toy? Maybe he was raised by people?
@@terrydactyl2077 no even far up in the bush they sound like that
@@MegJane oh right. I never remember what they sound like exactly
I heard her say " That's my made my day" When anyone has a direct connection to the natural world in some way this always happens. We just need to embrace the wild and return to it and all our days can be filled with joy.
Birds absolutely love an audience when they sing. You can tell he/she absolutely lapped up your attention!
I love Magpies. I have 4 of them who I befriended as chicks 9 years ago constantly coming to visit me each time they see me on the Porch from across the Park. Their songs are amazing.
Lucky 👍🏻
I love magpies. Have lived in their nesting area but never been attacked. Have always talked to them, fed them sometimes and always had a clean fresh bird bath for them.
They are sociable, intelligent birds. And they do love to entertain with their amazing sounds.
I heard a police siren, a cockatoo, a Kookaburra, a wren, and other birds. This magpie is super talented.
He’s also mimicking 🚨 sirens too we have a family of 6 out the back of us & every time mumma has new babies she brings them to meet us the words & amazing things these awesome birds 🦅 have learned over the past few years are unbelievable. If they sit out the front of morning to get the morning sun ☀️ they let us know if someone is coming down the driveway I swear they do!!! I didn’t believe it my self at first my neighbor pointed it out to me blessed to have such beautiful birds in Australia 🇦🇺
Get the mask off. That's ridiculous.
I'm amazed because I actually had a magpie doing the same thing - imitating other birds, sirens, dogs, etc. - just outside my back door and I wasn't sure if I was actually hearing what I thought I heard. I sat there watching him perform for maybe ten minutes and was truly mind-blown. I never knew that magpies could do this.
I used to think our local momma magpie and butcher birds were performing for food but after seeing them do everything from call me outside to show off there new babies , top up the bird bath to literally tree and ground hopping so there close whilst not touching a scrap of food I actually think its conversation and company , the more I speak to them or whistle the more they respond, amazing birds and yes the one in this vid said hello twice
aw wish I had interactions with birds like the ones you've had
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"Momma" with an "o"? Are you a yank livin in Aus? We don't spell it like that mate lol.
Know exactly what you are talking about. I've had very similar experiences. Maggies are very warm friendly creatures when you befriend them. Also had butcher birds who woild come for a chat. Never wanting anything more than the company. So beautiful, it always touched my heart.
I just wanted to confirm you are not crazy hahaha love and enjoy.
We have a family of magpies and I'd one of us aren't up at our usual time in the morning, they're call get really loud and somewhat aggressive. Then it will here us get up to go feed it and it would sing like a sweet heart. Cheeky buggars!
He acts like meeting a stranger , not knowing what language the stranger speaks and using different languages to communicate . Brilliant !
haha... So cute.
First time came to Australia I was really shocked to hear this bird for the first time. It has a beautiful chirp. Hearing it in person is much much better.
We have magpies out West in the U.S. I don't know if they are as vocal as this one.
If you get to New Zealand they have magpies too!!
Beautiful sounds of the bush...feeling homesick ❤️
It sounds very human in my opinion. I was like: "Is there some weirdo whistling in the bushes?"
Even the Magpies in New Mexico can sing like this. But they most often prefer to issue an obnoxious squawk. It is rare when one decides to show off here, but rather mind blowing when it happens. Our Magpies I believe are a different sub-species from the Australian. And, without a doubt, the Australian Magpies are the best performers.
Magpies are one of Australia's great Songbirds. In the Wild they naturally record the surrounding sounds and then sing them back. Maestro
Love these birds very intelligent but respect their space.
The Magpie is a most illustrious bird .! ~ this beauty is singing it's heart out 💟
Thank you that was beautiful never heard a bird do this..he’s giving you love ❤️
This is a real Street Kid Magpie performer.
He should be on 'Australia's Got Talent' 🇦🇺
Quite the extensive vocabulary. What a wonderful bird.
The good ole Maggie can’t beat it. When I go bush I never take the Aussie wildlife and their environment for granted. I soak up every enjoyable minute of it. 💚💛🇦🇺🕊️
Spent over 6 months camping in the Aussie outback when I was a lot younger and used to love waking up to the sound of these Magpies..a beautiful warbling tune ,unlike any other bird and unique amongst all the cawing and screeching of the rest of the Aussie dawn chorus. That sound brings it all back...lovely !
The sirens, crows and kookaburras are just crazy. Crazy talented.
A family of Magpies, was recently in the local park, initially, calling among themselves, until I started speaking to them, them they stayed around, making similar noises, for over 10 minuets, responding to some of my chat - I'm pleased no-one came by that day, as lord only knows, what would have gone thru their minds.
That's amazing. I didn't know they imitated to that extent. Beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing
Fyi Magpies can mimic up to 29 different bird calls...
they're no Lyre bird, but magpies certainly are exceptional mimicry artists!
I've never heard my local maggies vocalise like the maggie in the clip but it's wonderful. Maggies are great characters. They always bring a smile to my face
That is incredible! Thanks for sharing. You can tell he was so intelligently trying to show you how much he knows
He's relaying everything he heard.
I live in Whyalla South Australia and recently we hear this every day. It's fantastic to hear.
Growing up in Australia, that reminder of warm spring and watching the gum trees at the edge of our property, all from the Maggies sound. Nostalgia!
The ones at my place do this all the time! All kinds of birds and alarms, industrial equipment etc etc. Butcher birds do the same but even more diverse than magpies.
I can tell you've caught this fellow in a very happy mood!
That’s what happens when his parents left him in default random voice mode, they didn’t push the magpie pre-select button. 👍
That’s wot I’m saying
He’s it’s hungry it’s parents tought him big city life trying to get by stuck in this prison concreat walls...
people walk on by... it’s ‘funny’ ),: how hard we try
Don’t u wanna know me .be a friend of mine I’ll share some wisdom with u £££££££••••¥¥¥¥¥€€€€€
Magpie: "Kylie fell in the storm drain, come and save her!"
People: "Wow, listen to him go!"
He's so clever ! A full repertoire too !
😂
Hahaha
This beautiful wee soul will incarnate straight to human next time around 😊 Amazing. This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing ❤
This bird is simply amazing🥰 He must have been to a class with lyrebirds
Magpies warbling and singingare always wonderful, but this one is exceptional!
What a sweetheart !! He thinks those people are special. They get a song. 🎼🎼
He thinks he is a Lyrebird, seems very tame.
They can be. The ones that hang around in our local mall area will take food from your hand or sometimes just steal it straight outa ya hand if ya lookin the other way lol
No he doesn't think he's a lyrebird... that is just how Australian Magpies sing.
Bird might be someone’s pet bird??
@@juliebrothers6033 It might be. My mates had one years ago that was cool as. Don't remember him being a crazy mimic like this maggie though lol
Hungry
Amazing mimics, and their own singing is so beautiful . . . gotta love these beautiful babies
This maggie is giving you a Royal Performance. I feel its bonded or bonding with you as I believe they trust and select good people.
Not just anyone, but they must recognise or sense your kind animal spirit. As well, the memory needed to play back all those sounds and the accuracy of pitch or note is absolutely astounding.
I was swooped once or twice as a young guy but that was so long ago. I have huge respect for all animals but these feathered family have a special place in my heart. ❤❤
He's so beautiful doing cop sirens and all. It's so cute that he was trying to connect with you guys like I know this I know that. Amazing👍
the most beautiful bird songs I heard in australia.
they are one of the best birds on earth!
He's singing for his supper, and no one feeds him...
Beautiful performance..That Magpie deserves a massive talent fee :-D
They are very clever, I had them as pets when I was a kid..My great grandfather, a vet, trained one to ride a little specially made bike..We have photos somewhere.
This is truly one of the most remarkable things I have ever heard. I cannot begin to tell you how much I enjoyed it. Thank you so very much!
He is saying - "Cycle past me babies and I will peck your head!"
(Lovely clip by the way!)
Amazing, I thought I knew a bit about our native birds but that's blown my mind
AMAZING.He must have so many sounds in his memory.
What a beautiful bird !
Wow, chills when I heard the Kookaburra sounds and Yellow black cockatoo call.
I love Aussie birds!
The Michael Winslow of the Magpie world. Awesome
Beautiful ! I wish our magpie’s in western Canada sounded like yours! Thank you so much for sharing🤗
Maggie’s are smart love their singing but this one is on a whole different level 😳
We have a Butcher Bird who lives nearby who does imitations too - he does magpies, lorikeets, kookaburras, currawongs, parrots, a dog barking, a dog whining, chicken clucking, bits of music it’s heard and more that I can’t remember now. I’ve also heard a crow imitate a pig. I think all those types of birds can do imitations, it’s just most don’t.
I’ve heard that same kind of song without the whistling part in the morning, it’s so nice waking up to it!
haha, that's like me practicing my foreign accents! these birds are awesome!!!
Theres a little fellow that cruises around my street making these same noises, its so adorable
magpies are so smart
Just love this little guy! Hope he is still in your life. Thanks for posting, 💙
Gotta love the siren, that's awesome. I remember saving a baby magpie from a huge storm one afternoon, so I took him into the house and made him comfortable in a cardboard box and gave him some water and food, I didn't even have to close the Top of the box, he just stayed in the box all night, the next morning I hear tapping on the front door and here was his mum so I bring the baby out to her and it was like she was saying thank you, it was like they became my friends, every day, morning and afternoon they'd come around, they must have trusted me as I could hold them, feed them and even give them a scratch and Pat them, the word must have got around the magpies in the area as I counted 26 of them on my front veranda, they truly are an incredible bird and really intelligent, and this went on for over 2years, it's a shame they get such a bad rap.
They are definitely one of my favourite birds. If you have ever had one for a pet you’ll know how intelligent they are, every bit as smart as a dog.
I love their singing. It relaxes me so much and brings me down to earth in a sec. Great to practice mindfulness.
Fabulous bird our magpie.💕💕💕💕💕💕
He's a street performer begging for tips.
Hope he got a permit!
@@hayekfriedman9078 😆 Pretty hefty fines if not! Hope can afford it.
They talk very well too!
Magpies are awesome . I started feeding 2 magpies in back yard , 2 weeks later 6 turned up and started tapping on my back door to feed them . Just a cool bird
My grandmother started feeding one when I was a kid and after almost a year she started turning up with her baby.
Magpie have the most beautiful voices.a pleasure to hear on the full moon
Magpies are the best. We have a male mag, mumma mag and a daughter visit everyday❤😊 love them! Maybe they love me because I Barack for the pies, Collingwood😊
To think. ! All Australians every where , awake to the sounds of these most beautiful birds every morning. And maybe, a kookaburra or two. :-)
Maggies definitely love to communicate with humans. We have several families in our area and they love to "talk" with us. They also make a point of showing off their young each season.
Love magpies. He’s really enjoying his performance.
Oh good, I’ve got an audience! I’ll show ‘em!
Amazing! I never knew they could make sounds other than a "Magpie Warble" !!! Thanks for posting this very clever bird !!!
Some of them are smarter than others. Magpies are individuals.
It’s learnt to show off for FOODDDDD
@@kdegraa some have been brought up in city some in bush some surviving this age eater as it sadly disreregards nature n her children
@@SantoshSharma-rq1cl No, they pick up sounds around them and duplicate. The alarm and siren where particularly impressive. The Lyrebird is the best at the world at imitating other sounds.
👍 ok
Incredible! What a clever, beautiful bird! 😍
magpies are the best at everything, beautiful song , clever mimics
He's just lulling you into a false sense of security before he scalps you 😂
He's got a swoopy bro sitting in a tree just out of shot.
Wow. That was super impressive even for a magpie who are already extraordinary singers. So glad you got it on film.
Wow!!! Absolutely fabulous!
That is way too cute 🥰 & that bird has been watching Star Wars Movies & ( The Force Is Strong In This One ) in my Master Yoda voice 😏
They are so smart and cute!
I used to live in Hamilton Victoria and Maggie's brought their young to visit. There was a loner who had absolutely marvelous songs he spoke, obviously visited many people and copied their greetings. Truly amazing birds. Rosemary Perth Western Australia (70 yrs)
It's singing for you ! Understand you're impressed and shows every single song and sound it can. Wow ! Even ambulance sound ...impressive. Sweet ⚘🥰
The voices of a singing magpie has been described as "an angel gargling in a crystal vase". Take that how you will.
I used to live near a fire station and I often heard Maggie's singing like the firetruck siren.
They are GREAT mimickers of all sounds!
Wow, genius maggie.
Mimicking amazing birds as long as they recognise you.
It's begging for food. Magpies can actually copy/mimic speech and sounds as good as any parrot.
I've had and seen injured ones kept as pets and they can vocalise anything. That pointy beak can be a weapon though ;)
But like all birds, they belong free in the wild.
Xynudu - Correct and best wishes sent your way on the wind .
Actually this is not begging for food. Got one at my house that does similar-quite often when no one is present or near other birds, so it's not a social thing either. It is for their own entertainment pure and simple. See damien wards comment above-he agrees... from experience.
I second surfinmuso
Who isn't in love with her amazing song and her🥰
Amazing, I love it. It makes different sounds from different Birds and also sound from Police Car! Ha ha haha lol! 🤣😂
Wonderful! I have a family of 4 that i interact with and sometimes feed. But i must admit, the beautiful tune of the Butcher Bird pair is just captivating. It is a language, im sure of it.
Thank you for sharing this musical wonder.
They are like kids. The most dog like birds ever
Beautiful friendly Magpie showing off.
They Love People.
The full Magpie cry is like a loud Whip Crack.
I think only The Matriarchs and Patriarchs of The Magpie Tribes use this Cry.
But everyone on The East Coast of New South Wales has heard it.
I Love Magpies.
You are confused my
friend. Magpies do not
make a whip rack sound.