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Curious picture. Would have been nice to know the
longer story. The magpie may well have been considering predation but it is
hardly their usual style. The behaviour described is the sort of thing that
Ravens would do as predation. Most of the attacks on other birds by Magpies that
I am aware of, are in-flight chasing and some of these are for predation. But
that is irrelevant as ducklings can't fly yet. It could be play or curiosity by
the maggie.
Philip
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