Because it's funny

[dark_natasha]

I've had a swarm of magpies lately with parents and there young.  Lots of entertainment and noise.  Had a few elk stop bye and the magpies decided to have a little fun and do a bit of tick hunting.  The elk wanted no part of those pointy little beaks.

Comments

[shistavanenjedi]

Poor Elk! A couple of years back we had a pair of magpies nesting in one of the trees outside our kitchen window and we regularly see groups of them. A couple of weeks ago, there were a pair of magpies and a couple of crows fighting over territory. I think the crows won.

[frysco]

Hurrah! Magpies! ;>

[kandrel]

I think magpies qualify as the clowns of the corvid family. I keep hearing of people that have raised magpies as pets, but I've yet to actually meet one.

[mattdawolf]

cute!

[fyre_seer]

You'd think the elk wouldn't mind getting rid of a few ticks... But I don't think I've ever seen a magpie before.

Although, one of mom's neighbors raised a crow, and it loved ice (of all things). It would peck the crap out of you to get you to let go of your cup and let it have the ice. >,