Australian Magpies calling 

Many people love to hear the Australian Magpies singing but never spare a thought as to what it all means. Thank you for your perceptive comment

You would love Australia, it's full of many different types of bird calls.

Wonderful animals aren’t they

All these smart birds have several specific calls. What you dont often get to hear is that they also speak softly to eachother in ways you cant hear from a distance. Im sad that the magpies here in Europe (pica pica) seem to be much more suspicious of people than in australia. Its very hard to strike up a friendship with a Magpie compared the crows and jackdaws where im from. They are great animalsk!

Danke Dir. Man kann sie von morgens bis abends hören. Wir vermissen unsere Magpies wenn wir sie einmal nicht hören.

You said it😊

magpies are swooping tho bro…

Yes you are!! How I wish I could travel there & be able to see & hear these dolls & hold a koala. ❤❤

Yea but you gotta deal with all the other venomous creatures there 😄

These Magpies are quite vocal most of the day and are very much a part of the Australian landscape. We love having them around. Thank you for your lovely comment

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So nice of you. Thank you!

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Thank you Carmen! They do have quite a range of sounds. We live next to a national park in Western Australia, quite far from the city or any town so the tribe of Magpies which live here have very little contact with Magpies in other places. I cannot say if it is just our imagination but we have noticed that over the last 20 years they have slightly changed their calls. It seems that they use the piercing call much more frequently than they did before. A thought struck us that it might be possible that due to its isolation this tribe of Magpies might have developed a slightly different language to other Magpie tribes far away. Who knows, but it is an interesting possibility. They certainly are intelligent enough to do it. Kind regards and greetings

I am not sure but it seems like our Magpie tribe is developing a slightly different language. They are making many more of those shrill calls rather than yodelling like they used to.

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We feel the same. These guys are special birds. We feel privileged to share their turf. Thank you for your lovely comment

It’s the the legend themself

I have a tiding of gorgeous tame mavpies and they bring me immence joy every day,just love my babies.🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️

It’s the legend themself, hungry birds aus!!

How is that pretentious??.most bird lovers feel exactly the same 🤣🤣🤣

Yes, and in the springtime, especially during full moon, the magpies sometimes warble during the whole night. But it is a gentle warble, not like their alarm calls, and is actually soothing. I find it is a comforting sound and like to fall asleep with it. Thank you for your lovely comment

Me too! It's nice to wake up in the morning and hear them or the Kookaburra or both😊

Yes they make you feel good, don't they. Lovely creatures. We live in a region which is quite dry. Some years during summer we get no rain at all for up to four months. Our magpies don't like there rain. They always look miserable when it is raining but as soon as the sun comes up they perk right up. They are really smart, and usually after a good rain the worms come up for air. I wouldn't be surprised if that has something to do with their change of mood😁

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It is one of the nicest things to hear when you wake up in the morning with a blue sky and sunshine peeking through the window. Thank you for your comment James. I have to say though, I also really like when they sing during the night. They don't often do it, but every now and again we hear them softly gurgling late into the night. We have no idea what causes them to do it. It is quite a different sound than when they call during the day. Kind of soft like a lullaby. We recently recorded them making that sound at 1 AM and have considered making a video about that but in the meantime we have included the audio as background sound for one of our Australian wildflower Shorts "A tiny Midge orchid" which we will publish this afternoon. If that interests you please leave a comment, we would like to know what other people think about that.

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I am sure that Magpies had a lot of influence on the culture of people in the past. I can't imagine a day without hearing them. Thank you for your lovely comment Lara

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They sing most of the day. We are so used to hearing them we would feel that something is wrong if we didn't hear them. Thank you for watching

I agree! I think we would really miss them if we lived somewhere else

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That's the thing, they are not corvids. They are related to the Australian Butcherbird which belong to an entirely different species. That is why they have such a range of calls and their call travels a long way. Thank you for your lovely comment Jane

@@wildhomevideos ... Not Corvids, wow.

Haha! Yes! We have a tall tree outside our window. I had to use the headphones when I was editing this video otherwise a bunch of them would be on the tree screaming the whole time. Be careful with this. There are Magpie alarm calls mixed in this audio and it is likely to send the Magpies into a frenzy.

I’m doing the same thing here right now in Melbourne Australia right now iat 8pm and they all pissed off😅😅👍

My theory is that your magpie tribe is relatively small. We have quite a large tribe at our place so when your magpies heard the audio of so many different birds they felt overwhelmed and did a hasty retreat. It is also quite likely that your place is on the edge of their territory and they backed off to regroup. We have a large open paddock next to our house which is surrounded by high trees. That situation is prime Magpie realestate and we often see them using offensive tactics to repel any would be intruders. I suppose this audio would be useful if you had Magpies that swoop living close to your house and you wanted them to relocate.@@paulmavric887

LoL 🤣🤣😂 I do the same on my phone put it near the window. So the magpie s can hear it. Not Shaw. If thay make a diffrent sound the one s in this vid. Or if all magpie just make the same sound. Well the one hear near my place. Sound no diffrent to the one s in this vid. So not. Shaw if it drive s them. Nuts. Or what. 😊

The speakers on a phone distort some of the sounds and the Magpies can tell the difference. It is likely that they would behave differently if you played it louder and on better quality speakers.@@countrabricksbuildcraze8916

Yea, haha you might need a translator though😁. That made me chuckle, thank you

Me too. I really like to wake up in the morning and hear them😊Thank you for writing

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Yes that's really true. And if you do something nasty to them they remember it too and respond accordingly😁 They can remember faces and have a very good memory. A neighbour brought us a starving juvenile once which we nursed back to health and this little guy went everywhere with me. As soon as we got up he would jump off his perch and run to the fridge making these feed me noises because he figured out that his food was kept in the fridge. And when I went gardening he would be right there next to me watching for worms that got dug up. And if I was pruning he'd sit on my shoulder. We called him Buddy😊

@@wildhomevideos Thankyou for sharing my friend, a really good story,,cheers

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That's a nice story Gazza. Yes the Magpies are very clever and like to interact with people. They very quickly respond to attention and are really good at enticing people to give them some food. I mean, how can you resist sharing a snack with a bird that sings for you and looks at you like that, right😁

That is an interesting observation. Thank you for your praise and your lovely comment

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You are welcome and thank you for your lovely comment

Some of their calls are a bit like yodelling. They are funny! Thank you for your lovely comment😊

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They do actually have a very loud voice. You can see that they put all they have into their calls. Thank you Denise

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Yea, or an old western😁. Truth is he was distressed because no one answered. The Pew Pew is a bit like the phone ringing. The Yodel is when the conversation begins. Thanks Rocky!

Me too! Thank you for watching!

They are quite vocal birds. Their voices are very much part of our landscape. Thank you for your lovely comments

Thank you! W appreciate it very much! You only find these birds in Australia. They are called Magpies but your Magpies are corvids and the Australian Magpies are a completely different species. They are actually related to our Butcherbirds.

@@wildhomevideos Very COOL! very welcome ❤

It is true! They can be quite loud. We hear them even when the TV is on! Thank you for watching and your support!

Thank you Cathy. I have seen a Blue Jay only once. It was a long time ago and I remember I was stunned. I think it was the most striking bird that I had ever seen in the wild till then. Appreciate your great comment and support

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We so are used to hearing them all day we hardly notice but if they were not here, I think we would really miss it. Thank you Victoria

@@wildhomevideos My pleasure 😊

My sentiments exactly😊

Thank you for your interest Peter

Thank you very much for your lovely comment!

We love them. Thank you for your lovely comment!

We appreciate your comment Samson. Thank you!

Yes😊We thought that was really funny too! Thank you for your nice comment

Yes indeed. The only other sound that makes me feel like that is the Kookaburra

Or the Sulphur Crested screeching.

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That sounds like you have seen our Magpies! Yes we would miss them too if we would live in another part of the world. Thank you for your lovely comment and support!

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They can be quite loud. But you get so used to hearing them we feel something is not right when we don't hear them for a while. Thani you for your lovely comment and support!

This is not a theory, this has been scientifically proven. On a subliminal level our brain is listening. Our ancestors evolved living with nature and listening for potential threats was important for survival. Our brain translates harmonious birdsong as "no danger", and absence of birdsong raises the alarm hormones "just in case". There have been many studies which confirm this and there is a lot of literature regarding this available. We have lived on an isolated rural property for more than 30 years and rarely see another human more than once a week. But we see birds and animals every waking hour. If you watch the kangaroos grazing peacefully in the meadow, you can see their ears constantly shifting, listening to what sounds the birds make. When a Magpie makes an alarm call their heads pop up straight away. And if a flock of parrots takes off from the ground they get nervous. Magpies are really very interesting birds. They form very close relationships with people. If you regularly visit your magpies in the park and give them food, it won't be long before they trust you enough to take it from your hand. But please don't feed them bread or junk food, just google what they should eat. Thank you very much for your engaging comment Warren, and best of luck with your new friends😊

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It is, and sometimes they make other sounds which are not on this video. Thank you for your interest and nice comment

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You know Val, I really would like it if you had them England too🤗

Hahaha! That just shows your age. These days it's "unlimited calls"😁

Me too! We are so used to hearing them all they we would really miss it. Thank you my friend

Me too! They are so much a part of our day, we would really miss not hearing them

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Thank you Ces! I tried to emulate your style and make it a bit dramatic😎

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They are very vocal and also quite loud. Thank you for watching our videos😊

Yes indeed. Lucky the sheep are in the neighbouring paddock so we don't get many blowies😊 But in late spring we always get hordes of little bush flies until the dung beetles get their act together.

I spend a lot of time adjusting the levels with the equaliser to get rid of unwanted sound. Most times I can't get rid of the hiss without loosing sound quality, but it is an great improvement to the unedited audio. This video is taking a page from your book. You like to make long videos. We tend to prefer short ones, but it appears that long videos are getting more popular with YT. It might be that more people are watching on the TV than there used to be. So we thought it might be good to do a few long ones. What is your take on the subject?

@@wildhomevideos I've taken a page from your book and I'm making a lot of short videos now but I think longer ones are better when I have a real story to tell and I put my mind to it.

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Thank you Bernd!

Thank you, we really appreciate to have someone comment on the audio quality. Coming from a musician is even more welcome. We find it really hard to record a good clear sound of bird calls. Even a slight breeze creates unwanted noises and the mike picks up the sound of an airplane or car from many kilometres away. To tell you the truth, it takes us longer to edit the unwanted noise out of the video than to edit the images. It is really heartwarming to read about Bella. What a great little friend. We nursed a fledgling male Magpie some time ago. He would go everywhere with me. We called him Buddy. When he grew up he would sit on my shoulder and preen my eyebrows. An acquaintance once saw that. His jaw dropped down and he got all panicky. "That's dangerous!" he said all nervously shaking his hands😅He clearly didn't understand how loving that little bird was. It is really good that you still take care of Bella. Magpies belong to a tribe and mostly don't survive long alone if they get separated from their tribe. Other Magpies will attack them if they try to forage on their territory and it takes a long time before a tribe accepts a newcommer if ever, so Bella will need your support. It gives us a nice feeling when we think that there are birds which benefit from our videos so thanks again for letting us know about Bella😊

Thank you so much! Best wishes to you too!

Yes, they have quite a range of calls. Thank you for your comment

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To us they are quite special birds. We see and hear them most of the day. I think we would miss them very much if we lived somewhere else. Thank you for your lovely comment and support!

Thank you for watching and your lovely comments!

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Thank you too!

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Yes I think your magpies are a different species. These are actually not corvids, they are just called magpies because of their black and white colours. Thank you for watching and your support!

The blue sky does look beautiful, but when we have had no rain for 3 months we wish to see clouds. Thank you for your lovely comment and support

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Thank you! A lot of time went into that one😅

Yes, their voices are quite loud. They put a lot of effort into their call. Thank you for your interest

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That's great! We like birds too! Isen't it amazing that their ancestors were dinosaurs!!!.......and ours were monkeys🤔

Thank you Isabel. They do like to sing, that's for sure. Sometimes when it is full moon we hear them in the middle of the night yodeling away😅

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They have an interesting character too. Thank you for your lovely comment

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That is really lovely. What a nice heartwarming comment! It made my day. Thank you Simon

My brother used to call them ‘oogely-oogely-aaaaaark!’ Birds when he was a little boy - 70 years ago 😊

@@CarolFremel-my4hs Fitting name😎What does he call them now?