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Discussion Thread 🎳 Saturday 13 December 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 weeks ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Magpies generally eat small animals and insects, so giving a little bit of dry cat food or a bit of meat is good and builds friendship.

My nan and Opa have been friends with a Magpie couple and they have seen a number of chicks hatch on their backyard. Maggie's will come right up to their backdoor and eat out of their hands lol

[–] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

My local maggies hatched 3 chicks this year - and the bubs are still yelling at parents to feed them, and still have fluffy feathers poking out here and there. I don't mind helping harassed parents a bit.