A few years ago there was a magpie nest in Wanniassa of which the basic building material was wire coat hangers and electrical flex. Just urban adaptation, I suppose.
Margaret.
From: jude hopwood [
Sent: Sunday, 25 August 2013 6:23 AM
To: COG
Subject: [canberrabirds] maggie choice of nesting material
Yesterday, my husband, Greg, observed a magpie for around ten minutes attempting to lift and fly with a one and a half metre length of aluminium wire, which was mostly strung out, to his nest nearby on the side of the road near Tarago. When Greg had watched long enough to realise what the material was, he removed it, much to the maggie's chagrin.
