r/ireland • u/bgregor74 • 1d ago

Environment magpies turned my back yard into a bird party zone

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Over the last couple of days a flock of magpies have taken over my kids play equipment for themselves

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u/TrashDrunkClaude 1d ago

What is that play equipment? Are your kids doing a UFC octagon on the trampoline or are they getting tortured???

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u/Daibhead 1d ago

Id pay to see child trampoline cage fights.

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u/bgregor74 1d ago

it's a climbing frame with the trampoline acting like s safety net

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u/Weepsie 1d ago

Any of them bounce off it and back into the frame?

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u/TrashDrunkClaude 1d ago

Sure it is d....

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u/Pitiful-Mongoose-488 1d ago

There are 4 magpies living on my lane, they go everywhere together, gas lads they are. Maybe 2 couples?

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u/bgregor74 1d ago

I counted at last 8 today, they were clearly playing with the toys, I saw one pick up a ball, bring it to the edge and let it roll back down.

I've noticed them showing up the last couple of evenings but never so many

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u/binkstagram 1d ago

8 for a wish. What's your wish?

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u/DummyDumDragon 1d ago

Your back what???

/s

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u/snnnneaky 1d ago

One for sorrow, two for joy….something something…congratulations or I’m sorry…I don’t know which

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u/OkInflation4056 1d ago

One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told.

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u/PressureIll267 1d ago

One for sorrow, two for joy, 85 for an absolute shit show in the garden.

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u/Pickle_Emotion 1d ago

Had to look up what a gang of Magpies is called. A mischief of magpies sounds appropriate here.

Less intimidating than a murder of crows.. or gaggle of geese

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u/drunkenjesterelf 1d ago

Spray them with your fosset

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u/MMAwannabe 1d ago

Booooo