Post #1528463
2026-03-24 15:35 UTC
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
Replies (4)
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@Daveography@yeg.bike 2026-03-24 16:46
@DavidM_yeg Yeah they're noisy but I love having corvid families around. Watch them long enough and you get a sense of some real family dynamics. One spring they came by our yard to have some peanuts and the kids were bothering momma magpie incessantly to feed them. You could tell she had HAD IT OFFICIALLY because as soon as she found her moment - when the kids started playfighting amongst themselves - she snuck off quietly out of their sight so she could have a meal for herself. 😆
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@NatureMC@mastodon.online 2026-03-24 16:52
@DavidM_yeg :BlobhajHeart:
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@sbourne@mastodon.social 2026-03-24 16:59
@DavidM_yeg Or maybe they're willing to use a shorter tree to be closer to the person who did at least something to protect them. 🥲
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@plantfeest@mastodon.social 2026-03-25 00:18
@DavidM_yeg ty, such a beautiful story eh @sofonofos ?!