Gardeners have different attitudes towards magpies: some praise them and recall folk tales, while others try to drive away the uninvited guests from their plots.
These birds are capable of not only harming cultivated plants in the garden, but can also bring a lot of benefits.
What's good about magpies
It is no exaggeration to say that magpies are among the most intelligent birds. Magpies can easily imitate the voices of animals and other birds.
This bird is able to recognize itself in a mirror and is accustomed to social communication: it can show emotions.
Magpies are able to warn their relatives about danger and are not averse to communicating with each other.
These birds value their partners and create strong unions for life.
Magpies are said to be one of the main garden orderlies. Magpies love to feast on beetles and their larvae, mice and snakes.
What harm does magpies do?
Gardeners do not like magpies because of their addiction to spoiling plantings. This bird prefers berries and fruits, melons, and likes to peck watermelons and melons in its spare time.
Signs with magpies
It is believed that magpies that make too much noise in the yard are thus warning of imminent news; a magpie flying to the window does not promise good news.
