Magpies have long memories, and human behavior towards them determines how they respond.

[Judi Lynn]

7. So glad to see this great article. I read one article some time ago regarding humans and magpies.

On edit: I just looked at the thread again, and saw you have posted a video of the story I read some time ago, and added to this thread. Sorry to duplicate what you had already included. I didn't take time to read the whole thread before replying to your original article.

I never forgot it for a moment, would love to add it to your thread, after this short article from Science Daily:








Large-group living boosts magpie intelligence
Date:
February 7, 2018
Source:
University of Exeter
Summary:
Growing up in a large social group makes Australian magpies more intelligent, new research shows.

Growing up in a large social group makes Australian magpies more intelligent, new research shows.

Using four tasks to test intelligence, scientists from the University of Exeter and the University of Western Australia found wild Australian magpies from larger groups showed "elevated cognitive performance."

The study also found more intelligent females produced more offspring.

The research suggests that the demands of living in complex social groups may play a role in the evolution of intelligence.

More:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180207140406.htm

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The magpie that saved a family
By Vibeke Venema
BBC World Service
3 October 2016



Sam Bloom fell into a deep depression after a fall from a roof terrace during a family holiday left her paralysed from the chest down. But help was to come from an unexpected source - a magpie chick which had fallen from its nest. When the family took in the bird, it brought joy back to their home and allowed Sam to make a new start.

Sam Bloom doesn't remember falling. The last thing she remembers is admiring the view from the terrace of their hotel in Thailand.

It was January 2013 and she was on a family holiday with husband, Cameron, and their three young boys in a small coastal village on the Andaman Sea.

After a morning swim in the sea they discovered the hotel had a rooftop terrace and all bounded up the stairs to take in their surroundings.

More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37519032

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Absolutely love your article's attention to the magpie's learning skills, and her fearlessness in search of learning about human beings at close range. It is so good to have read it. It makes a person think a little more respectfully about our world and its citizens. Thank you.