The bird in question by swords-r-cool Tags:Casual UKUnited Kingdom 12 comments One scared the shit out of me by tapping on my upstairs window the other day One for sorrow… I hope you saluted him *”It betrayed a great liking for peering up flues,* *and for picking the soles of its white canvas shoes.”* -Edward Gorey, ‘The Doubtful Guest” Wow, that’s amazing.. Is it a thieving magpie? [Did it come with a soundtrack?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53NqvQoK1iA) Day 1 of feeding this magpie to gain its trust. We have two that regularly land in our garden I call them Homer & Marge 🫡 “Maggie you naughty little bird” What’s the last picture meant to be I love this – my Mum has a pair that keep coming back but they always wait on the roof or the neighbours garage so I never get a good photo. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
*”It betrayed a great liking for peering up flues,* *and for picking the soles of its white canvas shoes.”* -Edward Gorey, ‘The Doubtful Guest”
Is it a thieving magpie? [Did it come with a soundtrack?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53NqvQoK1iA)
I love this – my Mum has a pair that keep coming back but they always wait on the roof or the neighbours garage so I never get a good photo.
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One scared the shit out of me by tapping on my upstairs window the other day
One for sorrow…
I hope you saluted him
*”It betrayed a great liking for peering up flues,*
*and for picking the soles of its white canvas shoes.”*
-Edward Gorey, ‘The Doubtful Guest”
Wow, that’s amazing..
Is it a thieving magpie?
[Did it come with a soundtrack?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53NqvQoK1iA)
Day 1 of feeding this magpie to gain its trust.
We have two that regularly land in our garden I call them Homer & Marge
🫡
“Maggie you naughty little bird”
What’s the last picture meant to be
I love this – my Mum has a pair that keep coming back but they always wait on the roof or the neighbours garage so I never get a good photo.