Magpie Teasing Cat (Full Footage)

[@wildlifespotteruk]

The bird in this video is a Eurasian Magpie. Thought I’d post this as I’ve noticed a lot of comments stating it’s not a magpie. It may not look like the magpies in your part of the world, but it is a magpie.

[@chrisb3523]

And what classy birds they are

[@sambda]

Confirmed - that's the sort of magpies we get in the UK!

[@ThePrairieChronicles]

Looks like magpies in the United States and canada, too. Just a slightly shorter tail on the UK tuxedo chickens, by the look of it.

[@Gernot66]

It's abit a lazy magpie (but also a lazy cat) usually the "dance" is really an act of an injured bird with one wing lose, quasi uncontrolled flapping and a reeling walk. But she looks quite familiar to a Swiss. The injured bird has a function it protects the breed, but i know they like to fool cats as a sort of game. I watched this show often as a child and was looking for a clip, yes it comes close.

[@djguapo]

So does it follow that it’s a “Eurasian Tuxedo Cat”?

[@richardsawyer5428]

It's a bad day when your prey starts laughing at you.

[@googleyoflolz9930]

Bird be like : "Hahaha! Fat house cat! Betcha can't catch me! XD"

[@broadbandislife]

@@googleyoflolz9930 They actually _do_ act like that. I've seen footage of a pair messing with a cat on some outbuilding roof; they clearly made a point of positioning themselves so the kitty would be plunging headfirst over the edge if it pounced at either of them. The cat recognised it too but holy shit you could see how it struggled to check the instinct to lunge at the lil' shits.

[@filipesotto7833]

It can be worse, actually. My cat used to be (actively) bullied by them…

[@insensitive919]

I thought wild animals were in a constant struggle to get enough food to sustain themselves without getting eaten or hitting a car or something, but this guy is like "I'm not hungry, I'm just gonna spend the afternoon messing with Jerry"

[@broadbandislife]

@@insensitive919 ...I don't think you know very much about wild animals. Plus "messing with Jerry" files directly under the "without getting eaten" part anyway, it's predator deterrence behaviour just like mobbing hawks etc.

[@optimisticcosmic]

I love how the magpie immediately comes towards the cat as soon as it isn't looking. What a troll of a bird.

[@hafirenggayuda]

I read/listen to some animal analysis, and they said Corvidae birds (Raven, Crows, Magpie) are also do this to train their alertness

[@unclej3910]

The cat and magpie are smartly dressed in their tuxedos. 🙂

[@BaberJacks]

Collingwood atire

[@KAHHHH8548]

Hahaha lol

[@peggymcmillin660]

True, and it’s so adorable.

[@Zachary-uk6xp]

Lol

[@shawnkincheloesr5192]

lol & they certainly entertained all of those who watched them too ✌🏾😂

[@Fummy007]

The bird is definitely trolling him.

[@broadbandislife]

Yeah, they do that to potential threats in their range. I'm fairly sure that particular chatter it makes is their _alarm call_ to warn anyone within earshot about a predator.

[@deepalall647]

I love how kitty keeps licking it's chops while staring at the bird 😂 That was very cartoonish. The Magpie is being very cheeky 😂

[@arcanondrum6543]

Yup, reflexive. Humans have the same reaction to enticing food odors and I'm certain that that cat can smell the bird. Our lips are better at keeping the moisture inside.

[@philcorrigan5641]

@@arcanondrum6543lol it’s nothing to do with smell, he can obviously see the magpie. He’s salivating at the prospect of a kill

[@arcanondrum6543]

@@philcorrigan5641 You were right to start your reply with "lol". That saves me time for more important things.

[@JuicyTobacco]

@@arcanondrum6543 He corrected your bro-science well. Using "lol" or not, does not indicate anything about credibility or intelligence. You're so full of yourself, LOL.

[@arcanondrum6543]

@@JuicyTobacco Your reply is even worse than philcorrigoon's. Consumers of tobacco have a reduced sense of smell - not to mention the fact that 4 legged animals have a far better sense of smell than 2 legged ones. But coupled with those facts is that using the Internet with help from spell check COULD increase your knowledge. Sadly, empathy for anyone but themselves is demonstrably lacking in the lower tier IQ group. It picks up again in the mentally disabled crowd. They also score better in kindness.

[@autumnnrose2121]

I love how the magpie has more sneaking ability than the cat itself

[@tomsmith2013]

I love how kitty licks his whiskers at the mere thought ...

[@tomsmith2013]

@@CraigYoung-gz3ml So do adult MAGA's.

[@CraigYoung-gz3ml]

@@tomsmith2013 Oh you are so witty and clever. All western countries should be made great again, what's wrong with that?

[@tomsmith2013]

@@CraigYoung-gz3ml Agreed. They can start by prosecuting traitors who have openly (from their owns mouths) subverted and stated their intent to "suspend" the Constitution of the United States. Here's my question for you: Are you smarter than a magpie?

[@sidsuspicious]

@@CraigYoung-gz3ml Go away simpleton.

[@sueengle6242]

Thank You for just quietly filming this! No overdubbed drivel !!

[@dzb2x263]

that magpie is an adrenaline junkie.

[@mikerodent3164]

Interesting how the magpie is obviously very conscious of where the cat's eyes are focused: when they are not on it, it takes even more risks and is even more cheeky. When you think how much the magpie is risking... and yet it carries on, when it could just go to another garden easily.

[@gerrywhelan5761]

It's getting a kick out of that encounter, and it's definitely pushing the limits there, like it's a smart bird and knows there are 100's of gardens about without a cat, but many animals do that, dogs for no good reason get in to trouble all of the time for doing risky things, and know they are taking risks!

[@WuTangChopstick]

What intelligent being does out of boredom ? Stupid crap all the time.@@gerrywhelan5761

[@ezekielbaskerville2710]

I remember a raven who visited us back when I was about 6, screaming at us to feed him at 6 am, and constantly pecking and biting away at the tail of our dog. One time that dog, a big German Shephard Rottweiler mix, decided to basically open his maw as wide as he could and just put it around the bird, telling him very clearly he isn't much more than a mouthful. Two days later, the raven was back at it. My dog told him "I could just eat you if you keep this up" and the bird took away from it "but you didn't! :)"

[@123TauruZ321]

I call bs.

[@puffthemagicdragon2730]

I like the bit at the start where the cat pretends it is looking at something in the grass and not at the bird a foot away😁

[@zaptor1514]

The fine art of deception. Kitty knows the art.

[@googleyoflolz9930]

Either that or the cat was genuinely distracted

[@inverse2k1]

Cats are NEVER distracted. They know how and when to play dumb, but in the end they are simply waiting for that single instant when their prey looks away. @@googleyoflolz9930

[@vmitchinson]

The magpie knows exactly what cat is doing every second!

[@corb765]

A foot away, if he was a foot away he would have been cat food

[@MrBlack.]

It's deliberately teasing the cat, and the cat knows it! lol

[@mikeoglen6848]

The Magpie knows the Cat knows...

[@nkm08]

But the magpie doesn’t know that the cat knows it knows

[@mikeoglen6848]

No, the Magpie knows that the cat knows that the Magpie knows that the cat knows that the Magpie is teasing the cat - and that makes the whole thing more fun...@@nkm08

[@susanaaliciamorales5350]

Qué lista es la Urraca. Y el gatito súper inteligente !!! Gracias Diosito por la Creación de ése Reino Divino. Amo a todos los felinos y a las aves del mundo. Muy lindo video. 😅❤

[@bettyswunghole3310]

I love the bit at 2:00 when the cat makes its failed attack run, then looks back over its shoulder as if to say "no-one saw that, right?" 😅

[@XaneTenshi]

Or the one at 1:48: “Seriously Frank, I KNOW you are watching this, make him stop already!!!” And 2:37: “Oh god, he’s RIGHT behind me now isn’t he🤬🤬🤬

[@AchiragChiragg]

​@@XaneTenshilol

[@f0rtuzer0]

lol the audacity and contempt... turning its back on the cat and having a little snack...like it's not a threat

[@bobelliott2748]

Many years ago, while at work, I drove by a house and noticed two magpies teasing a cat. I was familiar with the house and cat. About 10 or 12 minutes later I drove the other way past the house and the cat had a magpie in its mouth.

[@Funsoul8]

‘’Hey look we have the same outfit on.’’

[@rasmuslernevall6938]

The cat is like: "Yeah, I know I ain't gonna catch this motherf****r, but I just CAN'T stop trying!"

[@klaudiar7347]

I love magpies, they are so cheeky and funny 😄

[@irishkelly654]

They're awful birds, if you have to live near them. They're noisy as all get out, they kill song birds, rob nests, kill hatchlings etc! Drive away other birds. You obviously only know them from a distance, with rose coloured glasses on.

[@TheWorldOfThoseWhoDoNotSpeak]

Very cute and funny! The Magpies are really intelligent birds. Great observation!

[@wildlifespotteruk]

Thank you, much appreciated.

[@CH-gc8hf]

Amazing how brave that Magpie was! They have the same markings how cool!

[@pawwalker3492]

Great video. That magpie knew exactly its limits, and the cat's, too. This was playful teasing. Not like what our poor very senior cats went through. The brothers would go out to enjoy the air, and get dive-bombed every time. I believe the bird knew they couldn't fight back 😿

[@Mara_1337]

If they had a nest nearby it might have been a behaviour called mobbing. It's when a bird flies out from the nest (also several and also outside of brooding season) to pick on predators nearby and basically drive them away by blowing their cover and kinda literally calling them out, or actually attacking them.

[@pawwalker3492]

@@Mara_1337 could be. I'm not certain if there was any nests around as there really weren't any trees. ONE bird would sit on the top of the lamp post and the second either cat went out ... BOOM! I felt bad for our cats - one was 21 and the other was 19. They just wanted to sun themselves 😺😺

[@wildlifespotteruk]

@@Mara_1337 I couldn’t see a nest from my garden. But there might have been in neighbouring gardens trees that I couldn’t see from my garden.

[@gerrywhelan5761]

No that bird was getting a kick from teasing the cat, from the risk involved, if there was a nest and it was trying to move the cat away, or distract it, the tactics, as I have seen many times, would be totally different!

[@davidlancaster1974]

Love this. Both clever, adorable and funny.

[@theinternet6313]

You know you're domesticated when the birds dont even respect you anymore

[@broadbandislife]

Nah. Corvids are just very bold and aggressive about predator deterrence. They don't balk from pulling on the feathers of large owls and eagles many times their size either.

[@terefefeyssa877]

@theinternet: I don't think that there is enough evidence to support that. My uncle is a research scientist. 🙄

[@one4all885]

Magpies are super smart. Their IQ is about the same as gorillas and chimps.

[@nothingness217]

Nah, that bird is disrespectful in general

[@klondike69none85]

This is an oldschool internet video. Title says Magpie teasing cat. You watch it, its a magpie teasing a cat. i love it lol

[@peterrollinson-lorimer]

Know your abilities and limits. Know the enemy's even more. Read his moves, speed, reaction time. Watch his eyes. Always have an escape route. Use distraction, false intentions and stay focused. Be patient, your enemy may loose interest. An impressive brain.

[@ggsimmonds1]

Cats are ambush predators. As soon as the magpie became aware of the cat's presence while the cat was outside of its lunge range the magpie knew it was safe and proceeded to show out

[@Duncan_1971]

Cats thinking 'Yum dinner time'. Magpie is thinking 'Let's have some fun'.

[@jamesjones4596]

Nice film. Magpies love to tease. Our rabbits were suntanning in the summer minding their own business when a magpie decided to peck at their tails just to wind them up

[@RAMUJIRO]

Magpie is provoking the cat, her purr sounds like she is laughing. The cat looks frustrated, Kawaii!😊

[@vapeurdepisse]

Remove that kawaii it’s weak

[@AmirRazan]

​@@vapeurdepisseyou're weak! You can't handle a harmless word.

[@bluenightfury4365]

Im so confused what a Kawaii is, and even more so why Vapeur is mad about it.@@AmirRazan

[@MinMin-sv5nz]

Cringe kawaii

[@AmirRazan]

@@bluenightfury4365 Kawaii means cute in Japanese if I'm not mistaken. @vapeurdepisse thinks the word is only reserved for anime girls, of females in general to say it. If a guy would say it, people would be appalled or disgusted and assume that person is a no-life Weeb or Furry.

[@sidecarbod1441]

0:24 The cat..."Nope, not interested in you, just happy to sniff the grass". Magpie..."Yeah right, do you think I was born yesterday!"

[@blackthorne3004]

Very interesting how the magpie knows exactly how close it can get to the cat without getting caught.

[@broadbandislife]

TBF ones who _don't_ tend to leave the gene pool.

[@bjornlangoren3002]

Easy math for a brainy bird like that. Cat velocity 2 m/s multiplied by magpie reaction time 0.2s = 0.4m.

[@blackthorne3004]

@@bjornlangoren3002 Makes sense.😅

[@mofleh177]

​@@bjornlangoren3002 A little error and the bird end up spending the night in a warm place with low pH level.

[@gerrywhelan5761]

​​@@bjornlangoren3002Yes, I spotted that bird with a calculator and a measure tape earlier in that garden!

[@kweeeng4347]

What a brave and cheeky magpie! Interesting video. Thank you for sharing.

[@tiddlesa.6125]

Crystal clear footage. Why can’t bigfoot videos be so clear? 😊

[@MichaelBecker-px5sy]

You didn't see the Big Foot being teased by the magpie video???

[@Travis_22]

Or UFO's

[@ivanjoldic826]

Because the guy filming is always scared and shaking which blurs the picture. Same with UFOs and evidence of life on Mars, etc.

[@lewisner]

Bigfoots are naturally out of focus.

[@JohnyG29]

​@@lewisnerI think the correct plural term is 'bigfeet'.

[@davidcarlson3087]

The bird is flirting with disaster

[@tomasviane3844]

I stayed in Australia for a while and everytime I had to go into town, I had to pass a magpie (that had some babies). It just went straight for the back of my head and gave it a good pecking. Someone told me I had to put sunglasses on the back of my head, because then the magpie believes you look at him. It worked 🙂 They're pretty fearless!

[@Dazzwidd]

But the bird in this video isn't an Australian Magpie. Completely different birds. Also I've lived in Australia the entirety of my 41 years of existence and have no problems with them. In fact they are easy to befriend, very sociable.

[@Alinktome]

the cat will dream of the magpie, while the magpie will dream of playing with the cat.

[@JustSayRance]

2:34 Lost it at this part. The cat essentially gives up as where the magpie is coming closer to pretty much laugh in its face 😂

[@ktvx.94]

I love how the cat looks at the camera near the end like "dude, the audacity...!"

[@RYANandMICHELLEchannel]

Very amusing scene haha that magpie was definitely taunting the cat

[@a.w.1906]

The Magpie knows exactly how to mess around the cat.. It seems, the Magpie has an IQ of 140 and the Cat of 70.

[@DieFlabbergast]

So, can we elect a magpie as president?

[@a.w.1906]

@@DieFlabbergast It can not get worse.

[@jln55]

@@DieFlabbergast A magpie could win a debate these days, or at least not be afraid to debate.

[@Tazzman225]

@@DieFlabbergast Heckle as president and Jeckle as vice-president! 😜

[@zeebest1004]

Kat: “I don’t see you, just nibbling on the grass here, closer, closer…” Magpie: “I don’t see you either. Just walking around here eating insects, waving all this juicy bird meat in yo’ face!”

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

At abut 2:39 ... the look on the cat's face is - He's behind me isn't he?

[@rotagorretni]

Cat behaviour showing "theory of mind" in only lunging for bird when bird's back is turned on cat, as best chance cat won't be observed too soon for bird to escape

[@bigbig-km1hb]

Thank you so so much, so much joy watching it❤❤❤

[@tadsomato1940]

Cat: I can't fly, but ... Bird: Stay mad, bro.

[@onecameraoneguy.7353]

Cat looks hungry :) Magpie having none of it. Cool video.

[@lesbarberotins10]

Rencontre impressionnante de ce chat et cette pie! Merci pour ce partage :) 🕊😻

[@NaturallyCuriousUK]

That's a very grumpy looking cat! Ha ha! 😆👍

[@wildlifespotteruk]

It certainly doesn't look happy, lol.

[@doctorwatson1000]

Yes, like Sylvester.

[@magicfeathers]

Nice capture! Magpie is very smart and bold bird.

[@Mara_1337]

You captured this better than the cat captured the bird hah...

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

2:41 (Whispering) cat.... he's right behind you. Cat: "I know."

[@LucianaShadow]

It’s the northeast derby! A Magpie and a Black Cat!

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

Collingwood? Geelong? North-east?! 😋

[@LucianaShadow]

@@michaelhoffmann2891 Newcastle, as in the English one. Although I get the reference, my Aussie cousin is a Western Bulldogs fan.

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

@@LucianaShadow Thanks for that!

[@rudebwoyben]

Reflects their current league positions!

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

“Oh, there’s food around the corner, food around the corner for me…

[@_space_cat_]

Magpie: you know I just like living on the edge, now excuse me *does kickflip in front of a cat*

[@alanjames419]

Brilliant video, really fascinating

[@maryrosekent8223]

Black & white cats tend to be very smart; and magpies are Corvids, which includes crows and ravens, and are also smart.

[@Arsenal_1886]

At least they share the same dress sense.

[@MST339]

They just admire each other. Cat was not in the mood to kill.

[@00bikeboy]

Kitty licking her whiskers a lot, must have just eaten. With a full tummy there's not much appetite for a magpie dinner.

[@trueaussie9230]

CATch me if you can. That 'magpie' looks like an Aussie mudlark. The cat looks a bit like my long departed cat, named 'Dog', who was even less adept at 'worrying' birds.

[@markwilson4052]

Our cats walk close to the local magpies without much going on. They make the cat alarm call ( as this one is) So you know a cat is nearby when you hear it. But last week they were feet apart and one of our cats paid little attention to them.

[@NeffyCat]

It's nice to meet you, friend! That was so adorable. Neffy, my kitty, watched the whole video! He was quite intrigued by the cat and the bird! Thank you very much for sharing! I wish you continued success and happiness always.

[@tinkertailor7385]

..... actually, I'm a cow, not a cat. I'm eating grass. Come closer Magpie.

[@camnature1147]

This is really great my friend. I have never seen something like this. The Magpie is so clever. Have they ever got caught by the cat, before? Poor cat.

[@wildlifespotteruk]

Thank you. Although it does happen, I have never actually seen a cat manage to get a bird.

[@broadbandislife]

This is predator deterrence behaviour. They pick on cats, birds of prey etc. etc. specifically _because_ those are at least a potential threat to their lives and limbs and they'd very much like to see them leave the premises. Failing that they'll at least make damn sure the buggers know they're unwelcome and shouldn't cross them. Magpies are really already bigger than cats' preferred prey size range but they'll go for them if they're hungry and find an opportunity. I've seen a video of a feral cat that managed to catch one, presumably having managed to surprise the bird from the cover of the vegetation like a meter away. According to the uploader's description she was a hungry nursing female with a litter to feed, which was presumably why it went after such a relatively difficult target in the first place - beggars, choosers. (According to same the kitten litter later got eaten by a fox mind you; the food web is a harsh mistress.)

[@Dogsnark]

The bird seems to be intentionally trying to get the cat to attack, maybe because he knows the cat has no chance of catching him. Fun for the bird, and for us, the audience.😂

[@MrDino1953]

Or it could portray the 2023 AFL season in which the Collingwood Magpies took the premiership over 2022’s winners, the Geelong Cats.

[@mikeh7028]

Magpies tease squirrels on my lawn. They all seem to enjoy the fun. 🐦

[@floofypaws5371]

It was so funny and interesting to watch. Nice sharing.

[@beornthebear.8220]

The magpie is quite cheeky.

[@bearup1612]

This is obviously not an Australian magpie. cause the cat would know better.

[@lindasintuitiveimageslmh]

I saw a lot of Magpie while I was in the Rockies, beautiful!

[@georgesealy4706]

Hilarious. As soon as the cat starts to walk away the Magpie gets closer and cackles. It's more like the Magpie is tormenting the cat.

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Wow. Isn’t nature amazing. That Magpie got so close!! Incredible

[@wildlifespotteruk]

Yes, nature is an amazing thing. That Magpie was fearless.

[@victorrtalluto225]

He does sound like he is laughing at the cat.

[@sjacrane]

I thought it was going to peck the cat on the bum towards the end.

[@broadbandislife]

They certainly have no reservations about literally pulling their tails.

[@bwmcelya]

Ah, the thieving magpie. Clever birds indeed. These two have played this game before.

[@michaelsheedy]

Blue Jays will really give a cat a hard time also. The know how to annoy a cat.

[@OsmosisHD]

Perhaps the magpie has a young nearby. Noticed magpies doing this kind of behavior before when a young was nearby. They keep the cat distracted in the hope the cat doesn't notice the young or till the cat gets frustrated and leaves

[@quitsevensix]

1:34 this bird just laughs in the cats face 😂😂

[@ThuanMai-HD]

Every video brings new knowledge. Thank you for sharing

[@rtisom]

I hear Rossini’s “Thieving Magpie” overture playing in the background. What an epic scene

[@HairyMart]

Seen two magpies tease car next door - cat was sat on the fence with a magpie either side, as it stalked one, the magpie behind would fly up and peck at the tail, then fly back cat turns its attention to that one, and so magpie now behind it repeats. Poor cat only lasted a few minutes then hopped off fence and settled down under outside bench

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

The zoom on your camera sounds like an ancient trap door mechanism found in an Indiana Jones movie 😂

[@wildlifespotteruk]

Haha, it was an old camera.

[@nealgrimes4382]

I like how the magpie keeps turning it's back : i'm sure i wouldn't notice if you say attacked me from behind.

[@QDoan-is1hu]

Definitely the bird is not scared at all. Thank you for sharing.

[@tribefenatic]

you cant catch me, im a freaking magpie! get it, mag! here, have a magazine to read it's all about magpies

[@southwestslots]

magpies are extremely intelligent, he's just taunting the cat at this point.

[@philguer4802]

Cat fail to hide how much he want to eat.

[@Krill_all_health_insuranceCEOs]

Cat looks precious with his little sock feet ☺️☺️

[@Furaxxxxx]

Once saw a cat lying in a yard, with 2 magpies on different sides of it screaming like crazy at it, not sure what led upto it, but it seemed weird with the cat beeing unphased.

[@mreese8764]

Is like the bird's watching a scary movie, or driving a car race while eating popcorn.

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

That bird is a little jester!😂

[@qweqqweq2090]

one time I saw a magpie on a roof being dive bombed by a tiny starling. the starling was furious and dove straight at its head from the air from about two feet in the air while flying six or seven timesin a row like a videogame character on repeat and the magpie just sat there and sucked its head to bareley avoid it each time. it's like it was enjoying toying with it.

[@Danbotology]

Have you ever seen magpies taunt a fox before? It's quite the spectacle.

[@MrDino1953]

That’s dinosaurs saying to mammals “we’re smarter than you, and we could take over again”.

[@wentshow]

I once had a cat that was being teased by a blue jay. Not only would it do what this magpie was doing, but it would call out loudly and warn all other birds about the cat. Then, later in the week, I found a fresh blue jay carcass in the front hedging, the cat's favorite graveyard. He hadn't bothered to eat it. It may seem funny now, but sooner or later, the cat will pretend it's not interested, and will likely pretend for a long time. Sooner or later, the magpie will get distracted. Then it's curtains for the bird. My point is the cat can kill the bird, but the bird can't kill the cat. So, which one is being stupid?

[@centrasseptyni8277]

What if never catch it? Who will be stupid then?

[@wentshow]

@@centrasseptyni8277 Who's taking the risk just for sh*ts and grins? Also, cats are more capable and intelligent than you think. They're quiet, fast, shrewd, well-armed, and have a good sense of cover. Also, they have amazing hearing and smell, and they remember. A cat will lose against a hawk, eagle, or owl. Otherwise, I wouldn't bet your house on the bird. This isn't a roadrunner cartoon, and in real life, a coyote is twice as fast as a roadrunner.

[@gsxrsquid]

I can tell when birds have been teasing the cats by the feathers on the porch.

[@michasosnowski5918]

I have the same situation in my garden. The cat and magpie, who hate each other. The cat wants to eat the magpie, and the magpie wants to annoy the hell out of the cat all the time, or just let him know that she sees him.

[@psibug565]

On another note a friend of mine had a hell of a day when his Tuxedo Cat brought in a live Magpie.