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Post by ANTHILL on May 25, 2005 12:58:52 GMT -5
Not to dampen the fun on this thread but theres this big box elder tree that the maggpie's nest in year after year and there comes a time when the babies get too big for the nest but they cant fly yet for about two weeks untell their tail feathers grow out
During this time they are pretty much grounded and awkward and vary vunrable to preditors they kind reminds me of big baby huey's pecking around the yard and are quite comical to watch them learn how to catch their own insects and drink on there own I could go on and on about their antic's
I have watched these birds for three generations and yes I talk to them I say: (what doing baby bird what doing?) even after they are all grown up the still recognize me when I say that' and come over close to where I am and hang out with me " they are vary smart birds
I dont know how to explane it in words but They have help me to better connect to my inner souce in my trials and tribulations whail I have been sick and made me stronger
Anyway's yesterday I went to the store and when I came back driving up the driveway I noticed a comotion in the horse pasture next door on closer look there was a big crow or mabe it was a raven amost as big as a bald eagle that had killed one of the baby magpies and was trieing to eat it walst about twenty of the naborhood magpies most I know personaly took potshots at the raven in futial attemt to get the baby magpie back it was quite the primal sene
I realize that life and death are just apart of nature and another lesson these birds have taught me but it still bums me that that baby magpie had to die
The good thing is that there is about six or seven babys left that I am looking forward to getting to know and having some heart to heart conversations with
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Post by adapted on May 25, 2005 13:38:19 GMT -5
Oh, Anthill. I am so, so sorry. How heartbreaking to hear this. How uplifting, at the same time. I think it is just awesome...in fact, way cool! I'm a avid birdwatcher, and Bluejays, Mockingbirds, Cowbirds, Starlings, and Red-tailed Hawks are terrible about preying upon birds' nests here. Some of them eat some of the eggs and/or babies in the nests, and also, then deposit one of their own eggs into the other birds' nests. Those poor little old little Wrens, Bluebirds, Sparrows, all tiny birds, take care of that one big baby, that isn't even theirs, as though it is. It's a horrific job on those poor little surrogate parents too! They run themselves wragged for that one. It's just awful to witness. A couple of years ago, some bluebirds nested in a wrens birdhouse (which is not normal), and their babies couldn't make their way out of the tiny hole in the box, and died inside. I know how much this sort of stuff disturbs me, but I don't even know any of them on such a personal level, as you, with your Magpies! Thank you, for sharing this moving account with us. God bless you.
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Post by Susan on May 25, 2005 16:01:30 GMT -5
<<"I realize that life and death are just apart of nature and another lesson these birds have taught me but it still bums me that that baby magpie had to die">>
Hi Ant, I am so sorry about your little friend. Life does have some tough lessons we have to go through.
Having the right attitude, gets you through it. Positive... You do have all the other babies to love and look after. but that little baby magpie will always be as close has your heart.
We Love You Ant Your pal in Tennessee Susan
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Post by bugsalive2 on May 25, 2005 22:53:28 GMT -5
Ant,
Thanks for sharing your story about the baby magpies. You know, they found out that the toads were exploding because crows had surgically removed their livers. That's the only part of the toads that is edible. Life seems to be so cruel, and if this physical life were the only life, it would be cruel and futile. But the spirit survives physical death, and I personally believe that this also applies to magpies and every other organism that has experienced consciousness. Life is a gift, and gifts aren't something God takes back. In my opinion, we all go onward. And hopefully you'll get to meet that little magpie again. I hope you do, and I think you will.
Bugs Alive
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Post by Patti on May 26, 2005 6:19:20 GMT -5
So sorry about you having to watch this Ant...it's surely a heartbreaker but you being their "surrogate" Daddy is no doubt a very good thing for the rest of them. It reminds me of our life as humans, doesn't it? How many times have the Big Dudes come in to take over and run (or ruin) the lives of us commonfolk? Even the Bluejays who are too lazy to build their own nests remind me eerily of many people in our world today....so sad, and yet we still strive to survive and enjoy this wonderful life God has blessed us with. Thank you for sharing this very touching story! Hugs! Patti
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Post by ANTHILL on May 26, 2005 14:27:31 GMT -5
Hey guys thanks for your condolances I am really enjoying the magpies that are left I'm just hopeing that that old raven dosent remember where that one meal came from and dosent come back" cuz if he does I'll be eating crow for dinner mmmmmmm tasty Crow ;D
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Post by adapted on May 27, 2005 15:13:04 GMT -5
Now you're talkin'! You take good care of yourself and your little family. Love, Adapted
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Post by me on May 27, 2005 22:19:09 GMT -5
The brutal crows attacked the baby wrens when they came out of the nest last year. They had plenty of other stuff to eat, damn it! Here's a bird picture I took on 5/20. www.geocities.com/biteinass/bluebird.html
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Post by adapted on May 28, 2005 20:09:38 GMT -5
Marvelous clouds, in the photo, Me! But, unfortunately, I can't see any birds. I enjoyed the picture a whole lot anyway, and thanks for sharing! I think Wrens are the funniest little birds, and I really get a kick out of them. When my daughter was a baby, one sneaked inside our house, and got into her playpen with her! Ha!
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Post by me on May 28, 2005 21:34:20 GMT -5
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Post by bugsalive2 on May 29, 2005 19:22:04 GMT -5
Hello,
I've never seen a really, really, big wren. Did you take a picture of a wren, or a picture of a crow? I get it! You killed that crow and it's lying on the ground, right?
Bugs Alive
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Post by me and bluie on May 30, 2005 3:34:46 GMT -5
Well, its kinda hiding behind the house - a bluebird. The bluebird of happiness, if I'm not mistaken. NOW if you see the newest picture you should see what I do - I stuck an eye unto an empty socket, colored his beak, and gave him a voice. www.geocities.com/biteinass/bluebird2.html
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Post by adapted on May 30, 2005 5:28:07 GMT -5
Oh-Holy-Moley!!! I sees dat big boid NOW! Hot dang, whatta whopper IT IS!!!
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Post by bugsalive2 on May 30, 2005 20:28:28 GMT -5
Me,
I see that bluebird now, and it's the biggest one I've ever seen. I sure ain't no crow. Nor is it dead, because I heard it chirping. I went back, also, and looked at the other pictures again. Now, I can see the bluebird in every pic. I don't know how I missed it. That's a cool bird. Thanks for showing us.
Bugs Alive
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Post by Chazman on Jun 1, 2005 3:20:28 GMT -5
Ant - I waited til Cindy could read it before responding. You made us both tear up with the story of the magpies.
You once said I was the Pete Seger of this movement; a compliment I shall never be able to live up to, but I find myself thinking of you as the Jack London of this cause . . .
okay, maybe a little Jack Kerouac throwed in...
-Chas
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Post by ANTHILL on Jun 1, 2005 21:12:19 GMT -5
Gee" Chaz I don't quit know what to say to that ecept mabe thank;s.....
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Post by Administration on Jun 7, 2005 23:44:10 GMT -5
Aww sweet Ant. The best part of the story is the part where the crow is attacking the baby magpie, and all the other magpie's band together to attack the crow. Do you see? We are just like that group of magpies. When someone attacks one of us, we all band together and attack back. In the end, we may not always win, but together we can deliver one hell of a blow that wont be forgotten. Thanks for sharing your story.
Kerry
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Post by ANTHILL on Jun 8, 2005 21:08:14 GMT -5
Kerry I never thought of it that way but it defiantly makes since
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Post by itchingntexas on Jul 27, 2005 1:22:55 GMT -5
Oh, Ant. Aren't you the senstive one. That is sad! I would have cried, but I cry about positively everything. Life is precious, but "not one sparrow falls to the ground outside His knowledge, and are not you worth more than many sparrows?" (book of Matthew) (Jesus explaining about God keeping His eye on us, even when it seems He is not.) He's got the whole world in his hands! You must be a very special person that the Lord gave you such a soft heart. That tough exterior ain't foolin' nobody! hahahaha
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Post by Administration on Aug 7, 2005 21:38:24 GMT -5
Sweet sensitive Dingo.. Where were ya while I was spending my life hating men so much....
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