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Magpie mimics

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Subject: Magpie mimics
From: tlann rail via Canberrabirds <>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:05:17 +0000
We have a family of magpies.  The magpie dad is a marvellous mimick.  He can bark like a dog and make a call like a siren.  His youngsters were on the back powerline today practising their warbling.  One ripped off a few noisy miner alarm calls for good measure.  I was pretty stunned by that.

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