Post #1528462
2026-03-24 15:35 UTC
I have been diligently breaking up the assemblage of sticks as they make it to encourage them to choose another tree - magpies will usually start multiple nests before settling on and finishing the most promising site - and as I do so I am noticing one of the birds hops with a distinct list over a slightly deformed foot.
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@DavidM_yeg@beige.party 2026-03-24 15:35
It’s heart-warming to know our tenacious little visitor has survived and is building a good life and a family of their own and I find myself wondering if the unusual choice of our cedar for a nest - only ~10 feet off the ground rather than the more typical 20-30 feet - reflects a remembered aversion nesting up high? All the best you and your mate Hoppy. 5/f