05/21/2026
Sound ON for the “quiet, relaxing sounds of the countryside.”
Some folks spotted these magpies from the tasting room recently and asked what they were. I proceeded on a long rant about MAGPIES and how closely they live with us.
We have a LOT of bird species living around us, but magpies have learned our curious human habits and integrated with them more than any other bird.
I don’t know how long they live for, but I assume that after ten years on the farm, we have lived with a couple generations of these intelligent creatures.
They know what time we feed the dogs, and come down to our house to eat the crumbs. They know the difference between us and the dogs. They have funerals for their dead. If one of our dogs was the culprit, they will squawk at her for several days.
Currently, I think they are having some territory arguments with the local crows. They spend more time in our backyard than they used to, despite our dog’s presence. I think they are all getting used to co-existing with each other.
They are still quite wary of us, and will fly away if we get too close. But we spend so much time around them that I think of them like my next door neighbors.
If I could only train them to chase off the starlings, the relationship would truly be symbiotic.
