210530 magpie nest, some die young 

Yes, you might be right. The parents were both first timers and very unexperienced. Besides the spring was unusually cold with little insects. Their dedication was massive, but it was not enough this time. This year it went much better. Sweetie and Guy nested in a tree about 50m away, so we could not follow them closely. But through the summer the parents 'presented' four chicks of their own in our garden. That is nice.

Ornitologists don't recommend raising a mag chick. It's really demanding in all ways. They need, as you say, proper attention all the time. Mag parents are as fantastic as they need to be (and even that is not enough some times), we are not. Unfortunatley raising a chick, even for rescuing it, will have big and permanent disadvantages for the bird. The bird is sadly hindered from becoming a magpie, no matter how well they are cared for. They will never learn to interact properly with other magpies. So taking a chick in to try to raise it is problematic and must be the absolute last thing to do. Hopefully your chick will do well. And yes, it's very tough to be a magpie in the wild. From 6-7 eggs only about 3 chicks in average will grow to leave their nest by their wings. And even though the magpies biologically can live until they are about 20 years, the average life span is just a little over 3 years. It's sad to know, but it's the nature's way.

Yes, it could seem a little paradoxical: this life form could seem very solid, but still they are so vulnerable at times. It is amazing and impressive to see how dedicated the parents are. Still it did not work out this time.

@@picapicalife Exactly! I was able to record 4 nests this summer and only one older chick died while in the nest. You can tell though that the newly hatched chicks are very fragile and weak. Seems like they’re always on the line between living and not making it.

@@EverydayCinematicBirds The two last nestings (with our cams installed) went bad. So now we are really waiting and hoping for them the spring to come. There is a little calm period here at the moment. This area has been a successful magpie territory for many, many years, and now we have found? a way to convince them to use the nest again as soon as the next year. So we live in hope. We have been to your channel. Very, very nice videos. We have subscribed so now we will follow you too.

@@picapicalifeThank you! I’m subscribed as well and looking forward to seeing more videos from you! Fingers crossed your next chicks make it!

Its a lot of hard work i can tell you!!

Soo-2 of her chicks perished?

Thank you. Yes, the mags are extremely dedicated and caring parents. It's so impressive to see. But all the birds we have become to know are very, very caring parents. Much more than we expected beforehand.

Which mom did you watch? The mom was sitting on her lazy arse instead of bringing enough food. Her chicks payed the price for her being stupidly incompetent even for a bird. 🤡

Very nice to hear.Thank you. We are happy to share this moments. They are amazing.

Thanks. Actually they are both very impressive. So dedicated and devoted.

Surely mom will be happy if she will find her worthless lumps of pink flesh boiled and glued to nest.

Yes, the mags have an incredible dedication, but sadly some times even that is not enough.

Yes, it was sad to watch. Those situations are the down sides of cams so close.

Thank you. Yes, this is some of Nature's magic. If we get 'close' enough. It grips the interest and holds it.

We never really found out why these chicks died, but yes, you might be right. The parents were very didicated and tried to do their very best, but it was obviously not enough this time. The year before, the chicks died because they were infected by parasites. That was documented. This year (2021) it was different. What we know is that this couple, Sweetie and Guy, were first timers at the time and very young. More mature couples succeed more often. The spring was also very special, being cold for a long time with little or no insects. There were also building activity at our house nearby. This is what we know, but it could of course be other reasons. Since then this couple has successfully bred 4 chicks this year, in another nest 50 m away. Guy, being from the other side of the sea, has become much more trustful to us (the first year he was very wary). Sweetie, born in a nest next to our garden, has always been relaxed to us. They have just started to show some interest in the nest in the steel tree again, but the building will not start yet. So we will have to wait to see.

It's very nice for us to be able to share this. Both parents were very dedicated and devoted. Still something went wrong. We have had visits from this year's chicks in this territory (from the nearby), so there have been a lot of successful hatchings this year. This was this couple's first time nesting. The spring was hard with few insects. Maybe the combination of those two factors was not ideal. They seem to plan to nest again in the same nest next year. We cross our fingers.

I hope for better luck next time and keep us informed, great job you did

@@WaynesAdventure Thank you. We really like these beings ourselves and finding others agreeing... It's a pleasure. We will do our best to continue, also the video part of the project.

Thank you. It's nice you see the value of it.

No. As far as we know there are no reports on killer cams.

@@picapicalife Thank god, my ex is safe

As far as we have observed they only bring the chicks out and away from the nest.

We understand your question though. In the nature the nourishment can be scarce and many mags die from starvation, especially through the winter.

Her dead babies? Probably not but I have seen magpies wreck babies of other small bird species. So they do eat others offspring.

@@lordgzstg6181 We have never observed the mags eating their own chicks. But they eat meat, other birds, rodents...They are omnivorous and eat what they can find. Newly hatched chicks are fed insects, even when other types of food are available.

It was very sad to watch. It's harder to raise chicks in the wild than maybe we know. We believe it was because of one of three unhappy circumstances. They were unexperienced as parents. This was their first nesting ever. That spring was special. It was very cold. The insects appeared very late in the season. There was a house renovation nearby with scaffolding and much activities. Maybe one or more of these circumstances were the reason? It is documented that more experienced parents succeed more. We really hope for them this spring. Thank you for watching. More magpie videos from this year on: ru-vid.comvideos

Thank you. Nice to hear. Glad you like it. It is sad but still beautiful.

Almost all birds have crops (this handy bag in between the mouth and the stomach). The adults use the crop to bring more food than they can solely in their beaks (to feed chicks or eat themselves later). They bring food up from this crop to feed chicks. Magpie chicks are fed insects in the beginning. Insects' shells (the exoskeleton) are made of chitin. This is tough stuff. Guess this is hard for little magpie stomachs to digest. The chicks regurgitate the parts of the insects that is not digestable for them. The magpie parents skillfully pick this out of their mouths/throats. We have seen it many times. Different birds hatch at a different developmental level. Seagull chicks for instance are at a far more self sufficient level when they hatch than magpie chicks. They have open eyes, downy feathers and can start walking on their feet just hours after hatching. We have never observed seagull chicks being 'helped' the way as the magpie chicks do. Magpie chicks are naked, blind and completely helpless when they hatch (and for many days). They need more subtle care in the beginning. Thank you for watching. More magpie videos on: ru-vid.comvideos

Yes, very. But stats say it's not uncommon. But of course we hope for them not just following the stats. It would be very nice if someone grew to fledge the nest. At the moment there are only one kid alive and two unhatced eggs.

Thank you for watching.

She does. It might have dropped out in the video edit.

Almost all birds have crops (this handy bag in between the mouth and the stomach). The adults use the crop to bring more food than they can solely in their beaks (to feed chicks or eat themselves later). They bring food up from this crop to feed chicks. Magpie chicks are fed insects in the beginning. Insects' shells (the exoskeleton) are made of chitin. This is tough stuff. Guess this is hard for little magpie stomachs to digest. The chicks regurgitate the parts of the insects that is not digestable for them. The magpie parents skillfully pick this out of their mouths/throats. We have seen it many times. Different birds hatch at a different developmental level. Seagull chicks for instance are at a far more self sufficient level when they hatch than magpie chicks. They have open eyes, downy feathers and can start walking on their feet just hours after hatching. We have never observed seagull chicks being 'helped' the way as the magpie chicks do. Magpie chicks are naked, blind and completely helpless when they hatch (and for many days). They need more subtle care in the beginning. Thank you for watching. More magpie videos on: ru-vid.comvideos

Thank you.

Hi. Could you please specify your question? We didn't quite get it.

@pica pica life At first we saw there were two eggs 🥚 after sometimes saw three eggs three chicks 🐣

@@shujjomukhi3654 Ok. Sorry for causing confusion. The last part of the video is from the day before, just to show in retrospect egg 4 hatching and what the mother did to the 1st dead chick. When we post videos, we try to use a 'diary form', posting as contemporary as possible. This time we decided to put in some clips from the day before in the end of the video.

Thanks for explaining all the details.

@@shujjomukhi3654 No problem. Glad you watch the videos.

Thank you for watching. More bird videos from this year on: ru-vid.comvideos

This made my night. Genuinely, thank you...

That was unexpected but very much appreciated Thank you Be blessed

Thanks. You are probably right, but maybe it will be good to be a little more prepared. We don't know. Yes, it's tough some of it. But still, knowledge has a kind of importance. We are thinking about, we have not 'changed', the birds have not 'changed'. The only thing that has changed is the cam and the knowledge that comes with it. And then everything really has changed. They are not 'some birds' anymore, as they used to be. Knowing means caring, simple as that. We are thinking about all we don't know (in nature). We were not very prepared for the sad parts, but on the other hand the beautiful parts have taken us with big surprise too. Maybe it is really true you can't get the one without the other.

Thank you. Glad you like the video.