magpie food

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Hello all.
I've made a couple of interesting observations lately, while watching 
wild magpies and a hand reared one around our home.
1. A skink was caught in a tree but the bird ended up with only the 
wriggling tail section. What fascinated me was that the bird then 
proceeded to peel the skin off the tail before eating it.
2. The local maggies (and a Pied Butcherbird) are all making regular 
breakfast time visits to a luxurient patch of Enchylaena tomentosa (Ruby 
Saltbush) in our garden. They are devouring large numbers of its bright 
yellow berries.
Cheers
Anne Green, Morgan, SA


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