Last month I observed an azure-winged magpie (cyanopica cyanus, 灰喜鹊) catch a rat in the grasses near the Xiang river. Magpies of all kinds are fascinating to observe and certainly innovative in their acquisition of grub.
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Predatory Magpies
On many occasions I have found toad skins in the mudflats of the Xiang river and wondered whether it was magpies, egrets or other culprits have been eating their insides before discarding the poisonous skins. After reviewing some old photographs I noticed that I had captured an oriental magpie (pica serica, 喜鹊) in the act of catching toad at Taozi lake last April. 
Last month I observed an azure-winged magpie (cyanopica cyanus, 灰喜鹊) catch a rat in the grasses near the Xiang river. Magpies of all kinds are fascinating to observe and certainly innovative in their acquisition of grub.
Last month I observed an azure-winged magpie (cyanopica cyanus, 灰喜鹊) catch a rat in the grasses near the Xiang river. Magpies of all kinds are fascinating to observe and certainly innovative in their acquisition of grub.