tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431980151134286335.post5327459627504786522..comments2022-04-06T02:29:12.399+10:00Comments on Birds of Tenterfield, NSW, Australia: How to tell the difference between a male and female juvenile Australian Magpie.Shirley E Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06693223246748297158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431980151134286335.post-56211929489839881902014-01-08T01:21:19.786+11:002014-01-08T01:21:19.786+11:00Very odd. The only magpie amongst our resident gr...Very odd. The only magpie amongst our resident group on our property that mimics anything is a male magpie, the dominant of the group. He is, I suspect, a rescue bird, as he has only one eye and mimics humans and human objects as well as every bird it seems to ever have heard in its experience. At one time it even mimicked the distinctive meow of our old tom cat, though it only did this briefly. The old cat would yell at the magpie when it came to steal his food. None of the females in the group have mimicked anything, to my knowledge, other than the calls of other magpies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290778576754075238noreply@blogger.com