My dad was one of those old folk. He had a great bond with Bruce the Magpie, who brought his children around every year to introduce them to the nice man who feeds them dogfood sausage. They were lovely.
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Ah, the Aussie species of “Kinell!” 
ETA: I’m Yankistani, but I am capable of reading and speaking some English.
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Feeding them is a bad idea. They end up with a calcium deficiency and their beaks get all messed up.
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Aww that is lovely! My dad has a resident family of magpies too. He doesn’t feed them deliberately, but because he’s got a whole bunch of pets they end up getting food from him incidentally. They’ve learned to bark like his dogs too!
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Leaving out eggshells where birds are fed provides calcium for many birbs who’d otherwise steal others’ eggs.
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Thesis: Australia is a myth.
Thesis: Birds are fake.
Conclusion: The concept of “Australian birds” is just taking the piss.
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I have a number of friends that have been feeding their local magpies for years. Once the Magpies know you’re safe, they will come back every year. You will see generations of them come visit, and they’ll put the word out that your place is safe.
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That really is a great picture.
“Make wi’ the food alreddy, Mate!”
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An alternative reading:
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