There are few Australian birds as famous as the Magpie. They are famous/infamous for exactly two things:  their beautiful song and their murderous nature. Most people love them, some people loath them. Today I am joined by our old friend Bradly, an avid Magpie hater, as we try to learn something more about this famous bird and see if we can't spread the bird love.

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Notes

• The Australian Magpie - https://ebird.org/species/ausmag2?siteLanguage=en_AU
• Magpie attacks cyclist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj9O6tyKK-o&ab_channel=Newsflare
• Online Magpie data base - https://www.magpiealert.com/
• Do eyes on a helmet work? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGGTcYfrEZU&ab_channel=MichaelBillings
• Magpie court - https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2019/04/here-are-4-things-you-definitely-didnt-know-about-aussie-magpies/?fbclid=IwAR03nJ8lBn1btaXccEqcPhihXm0TXHtfQFV5TyoWMiWIeOm2lgW9Uvr4tC8