For a long time, magpies were one of the most beloved birds, and the chirping of magpies was loud and crisp, especially in the silent years of winter, when most of the birds flew south, and only the sparrows and magpies stayed where they were, accompanying the people of the north.
The chirping of sparrows is annoying, but the call of magpies gives people a sense of joy and peace, they nest on the trees in front of the house, before and after the Spring Festival, people are relatively idle, but also the best time to visit relatives and friends, on weekdays, the courtyard is suddenly crowded, it is not lively, and the family is ready to receive relatives and friends at any time. And whenever the magpies chirp, the old people have begun to burn tea to prepare for the arrival of the guests, and the call of the magpies reminds the host family that there are guests coming.
People love magpies, so the names given to it also carry happy characters, indicating festivities and peace, which is the best recognition and praise for it, and records about magpies can often be found in literary works. However, with the change of the times, magpies, as the closest birds to humans, have also changed their living habits today.
From spring to winter, magpies like to peck at crops and fruits, leaving farmers helpless.
Magpies eat bean sprouts
Spring came, and the magpies who had been hungry for a winter began to look for new food, and in this warm spring blossom season, the farmers began to sow seeds, and corn, beans, and wheat were sown on the land. But farmers were surprised to find that after the planter was turned on, flocks of magpies followed, abandoning the soft soil and eating many of the newly sown seeds.
After the remaining seeds have grown into seedlings, they still can't escape the pecking of magpies, and the juicy buds are one of the magpies' favorite foods. Small bean seedlings are uprooted, and many farmers need to replant repeatedly throughout the sowing season.
Magpies eat watermelon
Summer is the season when fruits ripen, and sweet and juicy fruits such as pears, peaches, and watermelons attract the attention of magpies, who are especially fond of watermelons. Although the skin of the watermelon is thick, the magpies' beaks are very sharp, and they cleverly peck a hole in the side of the watermelon, and then stick their heads in to enjoy the sweet watermelon juice.
Magpies eat peanuts
Autumn is here, it is the season of harvest, nutritious peanuts are the good food for magpies to paste autumn fat, peanuts hard shell is not difficult for magpies, they have a unique skill in opening peanuts.
Magpies eat persimmons
When winter came, it was the hardest day of magpies' lives, the trees dried up, the fruit was harvested, and the land was deserted, and it was rare to find food. At this time, the persimmon hanging from the branches became one of the few delicacies, and in the winter when food was scarce, persimmons were one of the important food sources for magpies, of course, the owner of the persimmon tree may not like it very much.
Magpies are not only vegetarians, they are also carnivorous birds!
Magpies catch mice
Magpies are omnivorous birds with complex feeding habits and a penchant for meat. Magpies are not picky eaters, in addition to some food waste, you can also catch small animals on your own, mice are one of the most common food of magpies, in the city, magpies catch mice more efficiently than cats.
Magpies eat frogs
In addition to running on the ground, swimming in the water and climbing on the ground are magpie food, as long as it can be caught, magpies can eat, small frogs, small fish, lizards, etc., are the target of magpies.
Magpies catch chicks
For many rural children, many people have such an experience, the family chicken is often caught by the magpie, in addition to catching the chick, the magpie also has a fondness for eggs, if you do not take the egg in time, it is easy to be pecked by the magpie.
Magpies eat eggs
Magpies also often catch sparrows, swallows and other birds, although these birds are very vigilant and flexible, but the magpies are good at using strategy, when catching sparrows, several magpies will join hands, several chase, an ambush, when the sparrows fly in a panic, some weak sparrows will be left behind and become magpies' food.
Magpies eat swallows
Sometimes, magpies will dig up other birds' nests and steal the eggs or birds in the nests. In the woods, in the grass, on the hillsides, magpies are everywhere, becoming a bird's nightmare.
Magpies dig up bird's nests
Magpies' ambitions will also gradually expand, sometimes they are not willing to catch only small animals, but also target larger birds, some even larger than magpies, but still can not escape the claws of magpies.
Magpies catch waterfoam
Magpies are typical opportunists who try to get a piece of the pie when they encounter a single or injured animal. Magpies are good at sneaking attacks and camouflage, and before hunting, they will pretend to move harmlessly around their prey, and when the prey is not paying attention, they will give a fatal blow.
The magpie stared at the injured spotted dove
If catching small animals is a magpie's bullying behavior, but catching an eagle to fight a golden eagle shows the true strength of a magpie.
Peregrine falcon attacks magpies
A peregrine falcon flew over the magpie's territory, and its original target was a sparrow in the woods, but the magpie was not pleased, and the sparrow was also the magpie's food. Three magpies flew over to the peregrine falcon, and the peregrine falcon did not care, as a bird of prey, it had its own dignity, and it stretched out its sharp claws to grab a magpie.
Magpies besiege peregrine falcons
But the peregrine falcon underestimated the strength of the magpies, who are obviously good at teamwork, and the three magpies form a triangular formation, which is a typical team tactic that is widely used not only in human warfare, but also in basketball games. Magpies naturally understand this simple and effective combat strategy.
Magpies catch peregrine falcons
One magpie lures the peregrine falcon to attack, and the other magpies attack on both sides, which soon makes the peregrine falcon feel threatened, and it abandons the attack, intending to go for the sake of the plan. But it was too late, and the leading magpie was often the most experienced old magpie, which used a Tarzan crushing top to press the peregrine falcon from the sky to the ground, firmly grasping the root of the peregrine falcon's tail, leaving the peregrine falcon unable to move, and could only stand still.
Magpies expel eagles
The little brother of the raptor, the peregrine falcon, lost the battle, then the eagle appeared, but the magpie was not timid, using flexible reaction and team cooperation, a group of magpies repeatedly harassed, as the saying goes, fist to kill the teacher, even the eagle had to give up the prey and choose to escape.
Magpies chase gold eagles
The strength of the magpies is really good, the eagles are not opponents, even if it is a larger golden eagle, the magpie will be expelled, they will chase the golden eagle with twitter, and they will use their own feces to attack the golden eagle. Many people have had similar experiences, the magpie is very vengeful, once remembered, often attacked with feces, quasi-head comparable to guided missiles.
Magpies chase owls
The Owl is known as the fighter among the Raptor, especially at night, the Owl doubles its combat power, directly from the third-generation aircraft to the fifth-generation aircraft, under the cover of night, the large owl can hunt the eagle, is the nemesis of the Raptor. But the owl fears the magpie the most, and the magpie will always go out of his way to expel the owl.
The crow drives out the owl
The magpie, like its closest relative, the crow, has a strong curiosity and is very intelligent, and belongs to the higher IQ of birds, comparable to the elephant in the animal.
Magpies attack passers-by
Of course, smart magpies are also more vengeful, and children living in the countryside know that they can't provoke magpies, otherwise, they may not even be able to get out of the door. If the magpie feels threatened, it will attack at any time.