tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post2964506453917109273..comments2024-02-24T09:14:44.403+00:00Comments on The Poor Mouth: Magpie funeral rites?jams o donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-36210919035553269552012-06-07T22:09:55.564+01:002012-06-07T22:09:55.564+01:00I witnessed a Magpie funeral first hand yesterday ...I witnessed a Magpie funeral first hand yesterday and this morning. I think my dog killed a Magpie yesterday or found a dead one and put in our yard. The other Magpies (like 10 of them) all gathered around it in the yard and have been freaking out ever since. This morning they were all up in one of the trees next to the house making a lot of noise. They have never done this before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-75940069304229557372012-01-09T23:41:15.892+00:002012-01-09T23:41:15.892+00:00Yes! I'm so glad this has been observed by som...Yes! I'm so glad this has been observed by someone else. A few years ago we heard a loud and persistent ack-ack-acking coming from the garden, and found a dead magpie lying on the grass. The noise was coming from around four magpies in the trees overlooking it. The noise continued for hours. Some time later we noticed that the corpse had moved to the far corner of the garden (we thought it a failed attempt by a fox to drag it away). Later still, when the noise had stopped abruptly, we witnessed the four or so magpies swoop down, gather around the corpse, and place surrounding leaves and twigs onto it. Obviously we called it a magpie funeral - it sounded right! <br />Squirrels also make terrible crying noises when one of their's dies, but I've not seen a funeral and the vigil doesn't last so long!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-51806063875262259332011-10-31T21:11:32.502+00:002011-10-31T21:11:32.502+00:00knutas: you're so naiive.
:)knutas: you're so naiive.<br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-24328360456417435272009-11-03T11:11:57.974+00:002009-11-03T11:11:57.974+00:00??????jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-22014675596108842432009-11-03T11:04:36.482+00:002009-11-03T11:04:36.482+00:00There is no such phenomen that anything "evol...There is no such phenomen that anything "evolves" in humans or animals.<br /><br />We have it from the beginning.knutasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-78792044033088210912009-10-25T08:45:10.129+00:002009-10-25T08:45:10.129+00:00It is very interesting. It shows how embedded ermo...It is very interesting. It shows how embedded ermotions arejams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-58550253243474118542009-10-25T01:56:27.267+01:002009-10-25T01:56:27.267+01:00What a beautiful bird! I have noticed our chipmun...What a beautiful bird! I have noticed our chipmunks do what appears to be grieving when there's a dead one around as well. Very interesting, and sad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219366045767828564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-88358489194526072942009-10-23T21:12:01.325+01:002009-10-23T21:12:01.325+01:00It's a brave or stupid cat that takes on a Mag...It's a brave or stupid cat that takes on a Magpie. Robyn caught one. He is brave AND stupid!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-55383440679893284652009-10-23T20:57:47.049+01:002009-10-23T20:57:47.049+01:00There are a lot of cats and magpies by us and the ...There are a lot of cats and magpies by us and the cats and magpies stare each other out!CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-19256933984606771262009-10-22T22:32:54.350+01:002009-10-22T22:32:54.350+01:00That would not surprise me Susan!That would not surprise me Susan!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-48091140561575121932009-10-22T22:20:06.527+01:002009-10-22T22:20:06.527+01:00It seems likely to me the lot of them are wonderin...It seems likely to me the lot of them are wondering about us.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-86048721567081878662009-10-22T20:49:45.105+01:002009-10-22T20:49:45.105+01:00Ah And now their good side James
Ha Snoopy. I'...Ah And now their good side James<br /><br />Ha Snoopy. I'm sure it made it very tasty to othher Magpies!<br /><br />I think some animals do have rudimentary emotions. Not as well developed as huans but still there, Stephanie<br /><br />Haha Stu, so it was a Rock n Roll ending!<br /><br />Who can really tell. It is a mistake to apply some emotions to animals but I think many do display them<br /><br />It does, doesn;t it Roman<br /><br />AN excelent description for them Sandy. I like it!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-61255678336498191422009-10-22T20:25:53.567+01:002009-10-22T20:25:53.567+01:00I love these guys and enjoyed this post. I guess i...I love these guys and enjoyed this post. I guess it's some kind of anthropochauvinism (Ha!) that would preclude the possibility of emotions in animals.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-63179324952960529642009-10-22T17:59:55.905+01:002009-10-22T17:59:55.905+01:00The grass thing is interesting. It harkens back to...The grass thing is interesting. It harkens back to the early Egyptians and their funerary rites. Gotta have stuff and food for the journey to the afterlife...romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988548647887978919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-16583202329029045262009-10-22T17:20:29.373+01:002009-10-22T17:20:29.373+01:00The video was running backwards!
First they gave ...The video was running backwards!<br /><br />First they gave him a shitload of grass, then he was - like -dead!<br /><br />Sex n drugs n rock'n'roll 4ever ;-)Ole Phat Stuhttp://www.savory.de/blog.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-13669220528829122872009-10-22T14:21:10.793+01:002009-10-22T14:21:10.793+01:00Great post! Personally, I think animals may have f...Great post! Personally, I think animals may have feelings and are likely way more complex than we "oh-so-smart" humans believe. Anthropomorphism? Perhaps. Or maybe some humans are more observant than others and are on to something.Stine in Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449865663892740308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-84497679642773221102009-10-22T13:03:25.073+01:002009-10-22T13:03:25.073+01:00Ever read "Where the Red Fern Grows"? A...Ever read "Where the Red Fern Grows"? Animals DO have emotions!<br /><br />Okay, that's just a novel, but a friend of mine who's kept parakeets for years has observed all sort of emotional behavior in them. So why not magpies?Stephanie, Mama Dramatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734270487808717368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-58163575690170630032009-10-22T11:00:14.165+01:002009-10-22T11:00:14.165+01:00On the other hand, bringing that grass could be a ...On the other hand, bringing that grass could be a culinary custom. Letting the cadaver marinate for a while with that special grass. Then they will be back for lunch.<br /><br />Nah, I am just in a bad mood today.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-28998260738080037672009-10-22T09:11:49.677+01:002009-10-22T09:11:49.677+01:00That may be so but my memory of them is a whole lo...That may be so but my memory of them is a whole lot of them swooping on us kids at school and pecking at our heads.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com