My favorite birds. Every year they nest near my pond and hang out with my dog. They definitely remember who I am because every year I can walk over close enough to grab them and fill the bird feeder for them (which they peck at and spill all the seed out of, and wait for me to refill). Sometimes I walk out in the morning and they are standing by the spilled, empty bird feeder while staring at my door waiting for their refill.

Alot of folks do not know much about this wonderful duck! An absolute beautiful specimen that you have to see up close in your hands like waterfowl hunters get to do. And quite good table fare at that. We get many of them in the shallow bog swamps in Massachusetts.

Do a California Scrub Jay! I have one that comes when I call him. I whistle in a distinctive way, the same way Everytime, and sometimes he comes from waaayyy far away, and sometimes he’s in the tree right above me lol. When he’s hungry he lands on my railing and squawks until I come and with peanuts and he takes peanuts out of my hand and flies to the railing and eats his peanut until he’s done and the. He comes Back and gets more and buries them in different places. The neighbors gutters, the potted plants, etc. peanuts all over the place. I also have a squirrel he comes when I call the bird because he knows it’s the dinner bell. He takes peanuts out of my hand sometimes too, but he’s super skittish. I just wanna pet the birdy and the squirrel. Birds name is Blue, Squirells name is Peanut. Obviously.

We had a mating pair build a nest in a tall Pine overlooking the river across the street from my house. They laid eggs and had babies last year. I, for the first time, just saw one of the younger ones hunting with it's parent! They're pretty unmistakable when you see two massive birds, one all brown, the other with the distinctive white head and tail sitting in the bare trees in late fall here. Nice to know they should be around for quite a while! Such beautiful birds!

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I just saw my first Hooded Mergansers today

So cute

Why are there head big

Mystic absolutely stunning bird of its kind

So cute!

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I live in Australia where there are birds commonly called magpies. While they have some similarities to the creatures you describe in America, they are definitely different species, I would like to hear your take on contrasting and comparing them.

I like to see some content on retail hawks. I used to have them perch on my truck in Downtown Tulsa OK.

I seen 1 in Pitt Meadows British Columbia for the first time today . Lots of blue Herion here but this thing was like a flying dinosaur calling the whole way

Magpies and Jays, the hunters enemies !

Thank you for this. I had a wild Magpie friend when I lived high in the Rocky Mountains. We met when he was a a very small fledgling with attitude. He kept stealing shrimp bits from my bowl as I fed my Koi. Eventually he would eat out of my hand. We would actually talk to each other. He grew up to lead a group of about 14 Magpies and he did it well. On snow mornings he would tap on my bedroom window until I went to the kitchen and tossed out food to the crew. He lived about 5 years and came to say good bye in the last hour of his life. He died in flight as he flew over my garden wall. I cried for a long time. His name was of course "Maggie."

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Awesome video!! I’m doing research on lovebirds for an art project, and your info was very useful!

Well explained, thank you for sharing! 👍

I'm here because an eagle ate a Coot foot on the Big Bear Lake Eagle cam - gross!

Very beautiful birds, they also taste AMAZING.

Excellent overview

I love these guys - they are such excellent divers.

I take walks at a nearby pond. There are 6 ducks someone bought from the Tractor supply store and placed in this pond. They can't fly off. Recently I saw a baby duck that sort of hung out with them, but not always. I noticed it would dive under the water and stay for a long time. After about two weeks a small flock of hooded mergansers appeared. I believe this lone baby duck is a female hooded merganser. I hope so at least because I no longer see the lone baby duck. This group of hooded mergancers won't let me get close enough to get a good look through my binoclors. When I get on one side of the pond they swim to the other side.

They remind me of penguins in their form of diving and hunting

fab - a really great piece

Excellent video. I would just like to add that I dont think its fair to frame them as problematic when they are only seen as problematic to “human progress” bc a lack of habitat, they likely had even larger flocks precolonization, I think humans destruction of their habitat should be mentioned if we are bringing up ecological impacts. Thanks for sharing!

Great ducks

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I just found your channel, awesome photography and information. Thank you.

They're so cute

I have one that hasn’t left my back yard most of summer. Problem I live in Michigan and winter is coming. She’s by herself and has been by herself most of the year.

My favourite bird. I absolutely adore Magpies especially the European ones.

We have three that hang out in our yard. I love them.

Very interesting.Thank you

Nice video! Great information about these wonderful birds!

Son unas aves magníficas!!! Muy buen video.

You aren't kidding about the magpie fledgling period. The behavior of fledglings is so absurd, it's hard to believe they grow into clever adult magpies.

I have a green, fat female one (we’ve taken to just calling her “Fatty”) that repeatedly dive bombs me or hovers menacingly in front of me whenever I’m outside. They are so territorial and it cracks me up. 😂 I like the little whistling chirp she makes when she dive bombs.

Rib Eye of the sky.

We have the same couple that's been coming almost every day most year round. They dissappear occasionally to go have a baby. But they come back ❤ it's so awesome. We put scoops of wild bird seed and they love it.

I wish we could start a hunting season in Michigan they are destroying crops left and Right

Yes im watching a colt and family here in Florida

After birds, frogs are my favorite creatures so this was a nice treat. Someone else also mentioned doing one on Pacific Chorus Frogs (it's no longer considered a true treefrog and was moved like the Spring Peeper was). The species was also recently split into three species; Pacific, Sierran and Baja CHorus Frogs. Green Frog and California Red-legged Frog are also good candidates.

I came across magpies on my first trip to Calgary, Alberta and fell in love with them. I look forward to seeing them each summer I visit.

There is a family of sandhill cranes that reside in my local park in Florida. They will walk alongside me even with their baby. They'll chase away other birds and return to my side to continue walking. I hope they enjoy my company as much as I enjoy theirs

The pictures differ so much. I think they not all bull frogs!

I hate them. They're such a nuisance, noisy here in Alberta, Canada. From morning till dawn the only thing you hear is magpie disturbing sounds without a minute of pause. I think that they're overpopulated and fight with each other for territory and food. There's absolutely no fun hearing them all day long.

Can you cover the California and Andean Condor?

Not the bigfest fan of Sir Maggies ... they chase other bird breeds away in my area .. Do not tick off these birds .They will remember you and dislike you for a long time . Lov to watch a couple in my area and the neighbourhood cats ... interesting interaction . I find them yappie often.