Ths magpie will now teach other magpies how to lay tracks and build trains, soon we will have an idustrialised magpie minority in Australia.

They are beautiful birds. I have a family of 4 that visit me several times a day. I consider it an honour.

Magpie accidentally downloaded dog firmware.

When an animal lays on its back in front of you, that's a demonstration of total trust.

bro she even lays on her back. thats some serious trust right there

When I was twelve I helped a starving magpie get back to health. But he kept flying back to my house, and every day when I would feed him I would move a step closer. Over two months I was able to gently pat his wings but never his head. Before we moved out, on our last day when I was feeding him for the last time I patted his head. from that moment onwards I have had a deep respect for animals and always a soft spot for magpies. And I’ve never been swooped by a magpie since that day they are truly amazing birds.

When a bird rolls over on it's back that is the ultimate sign of trust.

So this is what it’s like to own a baby velociraptor...

Holy shit. The fact that she trusts you enough to let you drop her on her back and rub her belly says A LOT. She really loves you two. I'd say I'm jealous--well, actually, that's exactly what I am saying. XD

Magpies are self aware, which means it probably actually loves you.

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I saw this about an year ago and immediately set a goal for my self. I'm very happy to say that I have managed to adopt one. Lokka now eats from my hand, follows me around. He plays around the garden and tries to steal my paint brushes. He is so cute. I'm very happy.

That's a nice dog you got there.

that's not a magpie, that's a cat

I have 3 Magpies who cannot go back to the wild. They're so sweet and when I am depressed or in pain they come and snuggle with me :) ( 1 has 1 eye and 1 leg ) ( 1 has 1 full wing and one half and one leg ) ( One has 1 eye and 1 full wing and 1 half wing) If you feed magpies but not feed them to much they tend to not swoop humans who give food and they let the other magpies know. Been with me 10 years there so well trained they have a poop bucket and sleep with me on my bed and sit on me watching movies. ( Hehe some mornings there on there backs with wings out and like Bloop.

Sweet girl! Magpies are incredibly affectionate when you show them you mean no harm. Ive befriended a family and they will come looking in my window and calling for me. Really appreciate the magpie video

the coolest wild bird ever .. talk about emotional cause she wants to play and get tummy rubbed ] I had to share to facebook !!!!

I just got into birds, I swear out of like thin air a few months ago, and I really love magpies, in Germany we have these beautiful white and black ones! She must really trust you rolling over like that !

my Dad had like this one, she was getting bullied by the other magpies so dad started feeding her, after a while she was strong enough to look after her self, she ended up started her own family and for the next ten years she would bring her kids around to show Dad and come inside for her morning belly scratch, she also made it very clear to the other magpies that the belly scratches where for her and no one else, her young ones would get in trouble if she caught them trying to con their way in for a belly scratch, that bird defiantly character.

Maggie is simply precious! I'm a veterinary technician and for years I worked in a clinic which specializes in birds and exotic pets. Lots of birds of prey, lots of parrots and lovebirds, reptiles and amphibians, rabbits, chinchillas, etc, in addition to dogs, cats, rats, hamsters, etc. Over the last 30 years I've raised and released dozens of orphaned wild birds. And in that time I've had a handful which were not releasable; 3 of those became members of my family: a female California Scrub jay I named Bijou, a female European House Sparrow called Baby, and a male Northern Mockingbird I call Star. They are some of the BEST pets I've ever had. The softbills (magpies, jays, and mockingbirds are all softbills) are incredibly wonderful birds. I absolutely love them. Your Maggie is a lot like my scrub jay was.... super affectionate, craving lots of loves and cuddles, and very playful. My mockingbird, a north American species which only lives an average of 2-6 years in the wild, is 16 years old and still going strong. He absolutely lights up my life. Clearly Maggie is a fabulous and sweet girl who does the same for you and your dad. No doubt she'll be with you guys for many happy years. Thank you for sharing this glimpse into Maggie's world. She is truly adorable!

She protecc. She attacc, but most importantly... she a good doggo

you tamed the beast that terrorises us everyday

I'm sure the training was hard but what a great job, that Magpie really did a good job training her humans :)

Love how Maggie rolled onto her back and cried like a baby with an Aussie accent

I like how they kind of toss her around like a gunny sack....but she LOVES IT!

I used to have a magpie friend as a child, then my brother threw a golf ball at it.. I got swooped by the same damn magpie for years after.

Magpies are god send.When i was a child my Paraplegic conjfined to a wheel chair for 66 yrs of her life thru polio which swept thru Australia in 1953.I never saw my mother walk.She used her arms for everything to bath tub and bed time transferring her self on /off bed.Then she developed a bone fracture in her arm.She was totally immobilised in bed without movement except for her complaining about wanting to have some company.One day a Full Black N White adult magpie flew into the small housing estate window and sat on the mirror part of the blackbean duchess mirror furniture piece in corner The Magpie stayed 5 mnths every day and leave every night .We could feed it raw frozen red meat only if at all.We were starving.The magpie used to to sing and talk my mother every day until she was able to use her arms again to be independant.I do Love the maggies

I have NEVER seen a Magpie (or any bird for that matter) ask for belly rubs! That's amazing!

What a wonderful, playful creature. Such an honor to be able to share such a friendship. Or in this case I guess it is more of the familial relationship of an adopted child and parent. Whatever it is it is just great in my book. Thanks for posting.

When your puppy refuses to take off its Plague Doctor costume from Halloween. Maggie is bloody adorable!

I live in Denmark and in Danish those birds are called "Skade" which directly translated to English literally means "damage". Skader/magpies are very common in Northern Europe. But that was not why I decided to write here. I have a funny story where a magpie/skade actually got told of. I have a larger balcony that are coverved with glas, sliding window doors all around so it can be both 80% open and fully closed and tight. Along the doors outside of the balcony I have a 1/2 meter wide, 1 meter deep earth filled flower bed with small bushes and flowers. It is on the second floor. A few years ago I got an injury that kept me locked to my home pretty much all the time for 6 months. From early spring to fall. So spent a lot of time on the balcony and discovered a pigeon pair early on, getting nest material, initially just from the flower bed but fast they learned I was a good guy they should not be afraid of, so they entered the enclosure and got material from there as well. I began to feed the pigeons with a little mais once in a while as they hatched nearby but out of my sight. When their new babies grew older they also came by. They all became completely trusting of me to the point where they would walk on me my while dozing off. Magpies/skader would also land at the flower bed and take some mais but never came closer although seemingly not afraid of me. Next year the pigeons decided to nest in the flower bed in a corner up against one of my sliding doors. It became a habit for me to give them a handful of mais every day when coming home from work. I followed them laying eggs and watched several times magpies, where one tried to provoke the nesting bird, to leave the nest, so the other could steal an egg, but the magpies clearly had respect for the pigeons because as long as the bird stayed on the nest nothing really happened. They though upped the ante and became bolder and bolder, coming closer and more provocative each day. It was the same pair of magpies and one day, few days after the pigeons had hatched they really went in for the kill and then the father pigeon finally placed himself on the edge of the nest wing to wing with the mother pigeon and one magpie stood in front of the nest and the other came flying in from the side to provoke the others of the nest, happened again and again approaching closer and closer to the father pigeon UNTIL the magpie flew screaming 2-3 cm (a little inch) in for an attack and SUDDENLY the father pigeon did something I never saw before, it WHACKED (!) the magpie in the most violent way with its right wing exactly when it was closest and in the air. The magpie got such a WHACK that it were hurled horizontally 2 meters straight out and tumbled through the air all the way down to the ground. Looked as it was hit hard with a tennis racket, not a pigeon wing. The other magpie flew down to it and it took 15 minutes before it eventually took off, but the WHACK was totally cartoonish with a sky of feathers (from the magpie) when it was hit. The mother pigeon was clearly proud of the father and they both where very pleased with each other for days. I saw the magpies again, but they never came close to the nest while I saw it. The 2 hatched pigeons came to be grown ups and they now visit me regularly and bring their spouses and kids for the season. When I told friends about the pigeons coming in the beginning when I had my injury they all said that my balcony would be full of pigeon shit, but to this day I have never had to remove any pigeon droppings. It was pretty disgusting to remove their nest but a small price to pay for the many fun hours "my" bird family have provided me. I can still laugh out loud recalling that WHACK and the cartoonish cloud of feathers derived from it. Pigeons 1, magpie 0. Although "skader" not same species, I understand from reading here, as magpies they too can adapt other sounds. I also have heard "my" magpies do car alarms and one of my friends had a pair many years ago when Aqua´s "Barbie Girl" swept the globe for years, would whistle that chorus. "I am a Barbie girl, in a Barbie woooorld". Hope you enjoyed my story. Have a good day.

THE LIL NOISES IM GONNA CRY

I dunno about the bird but this guy has a sick train track in his yard how come nobody talking about that

When she's laying on her back and just gripping the guy's finger with her little foot, like a baby...my heart... ;-;

They are one of the few animals that can recognise itself in a mirror, and by extension, can probably recognise individuals as well. I'm sitting watching two in my garden now who have sussed out a minor puzzle to get hold of some bacon fat. Took them all of 2 minutes, working together. Ridiculously intelligent birds. The part of their brain responsible for higher executive functions including cognitive ability and problem solving is of a similar size proportionally to that of humans and apes.

She is adorable 😊. I love how she throws herself on the ground to get your dads attention 😂

I've never seen a bird lie on its back.

I like the little sounds she makes. So cute.

She's just so beautiful. Her little personality is amazing . I'm glad she has you guys as she's obviously happy. Thanks for looking after her.x

Love magpies, they aren’t the monsters that most people think they are. They can be very friendly and cute, and I love how they look.

That dog has a really sharp snout...

In Australia, the thought of taming a Magpie is equivalent to taming a shark

these birds are so damn smart.. i wish I could trade my mother-in-law for one

I like how searching for Australia Magpie has half videos of them attacking people, and half videos of them being pets.

I have 25 that come visit me in the mornings and afternoons. Some i can pet, some i can feed by hand and one who enjoys landing on my head. My neighbour started a petition against me feeding them... hope they all swoop her ass in the spring! Fly my pretties!! I love them with all my ❤

I love seeing you too very Aussie blokes being so sweet with this gorgeous creature. Very beautiful to watch.

Im currently nursing a fledgling magpie back to health after they got attacked by other birds (they punctured her head and its affected her balance and she almost died, we're not out of the woods yet but fingers crossed) and you can tell that she understands I'm trying to help her! Even when something is a bit painful for her she's never attacked me for it and you can tell she knows why I'm "hurting" her and that it needs to be done. She's also very snuggly and loves getting head and belly pets. It's making this all even more rewarding.

She wants her pets, period!

Wow. That bird loves the old man. Totally trusts him. He’s got a friend for life. It’s crazy to think that bird could be anywhere, even with other birds but chooses to hang around with a couple of humans.

I've all ways told people if you throw rocks at a magpie they swoop ya but if you throw bacon they'll be ya best mate I get some stupid looks but I know it works

Magpies love "GRUBS" so much. I used to dig grubs in my garden. I held them in my hand. Magpie saw and flew to my hand and ate them from my hand. From there on, every time while I digged the soil, magpie would come like those chicken do

That's awesome. I was a truck driver on the gold coast and once save a magpie, which became my friend. I ended up giving it to a backhoe operater friend to look after as I moved to Africa. A year ago I save a crow from some local guys kicking it around. It's been with me ever since. It's name is Jo the crow and is very clever. Good on you mate, for playing with that magpie, amazing to watch.

I understand its very unusual for birds to lay on their back like that, its enormous trust.

Your dad is an animal whisperer.

It sounds like she is still a baby. I use to raise Cocatels and they do the same chirp when their hungry ❤️❤️

That bird loves and trusts you. Wow!

That's no bird, that's a dog

I love corvids so much. They're incredibly intelligent. I made friends with a magpie at a Raptor Rehab center. I would give her small twigs, and one day I was walking by, and she stuck a twig through the wires. I kept walking, and she followed me around until I finally stopped and took the twig. She puffed up and looked really pleased with herself. lol

We fed them regularly at our old address - particularly the babies, who were duly introduced to us by their parents each breeding season. We have since moved, but hubby visits the park near our old address and receives a warm welcome from maggies who still remember us. He takes food with him now, as they still expect it!

My parrot used to lay on his back like that! When I laid down, he would get under the covers with me and lay on his back so I would rub his belly!

Birb belly rubs, what the hell...

I love how birds always look so serious about whatever they're doing

What a cutie ❤

Awe, her tiny squeaks are the cutest!

your Magpie is quite the ambassador

Awe...shes hepling her Dad in the garden! So cute!!

What a sweet and silly bird! When she lays on her back she wants you to play with her! 😄

i love birds man.

They are amazing at facial recognition One they get to know you they recognize you for life They all have different personalities as well )That finger grabbing is a sign of affection btw )

To the OP....Beautiful video and kudos to your dad for his kindness. Does no one read the description at all? I see the same negative comment and question over and over and over again. OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF HIS HEART THE OPs FATHER RESCUED THIS BIRD AS A BABY WHEN IT WAS ON DEATH'S DOORSTEP. HER WING IS CLIPPED FOR HER SAFETY AS THE OTHER MAGPIES WILL NOT TOLERATE HER AND WOULD KILL HER. SHE CANNOT FEND FOR HERSELF AS SHE HAS IMPRINTED WITH HUMANS. One would think others would read the description especially BEFORE asking ANY questions or making ASSumptions.

I have a female magpie, does all the same things exactly as yours. They naturally lay on there backs like that in the wild with there mothers. We are remote WA...Ours is 5 months old. Stirm killed its siblings. Mum wouldn't feed it. So we rescued it. It lives naturally in the bush but comes inside our house hourly to visit...

awe, its more like a puppy than a bird

What a polite bird.

It's like having a parrot, only it's not a parrot!

What a character. Always had a soft spot for magpie's myself.

Magpies are one of the cutest birds until it's breeding season and they all start bombdiving and swooping you.

A precocious, curious & sweet little creature with notable intelligence!

SQUEEKY BIRB DO A FINGER NOM

This is so cool! I cant believe a bird would roll over for you and let you rub its belly.

She’s loving them belly rubs, the big wimp. Fantastic

She could have been a dog in her past life. So cute

thats a really weird cat you have there

Maggie throws her self against Dad's feet: *Looook at me!*

Absolute beauty at its finest..animals neva cease to amaze us..I wish us humans were the same way & just half the hearts they have😘 You & your dad are both gems

The little squacks are too cute

that's a nice dinosaur buddy

Wow, never seen a bird want a belly rub like a domesticated cat or dog lol.. Awesome!

my grandmother had a pet magpie in Brisbane when i was young. It used to hop up the back steps into the house and sit in her lap and chat to us. It whistled and sang along when my mother played here banjo mandolin. Her wings weren't clipped though, so she was totally free to come and go, and would visit every day, and would be very busy helping my grandmother with the gardening.

it's reincarnation. this bird was once a Labrador, or some fat dude

It lays down like a good pupper

They're such beautiful birds aren't they. We started out feeding 4 Maggie's a few years ago on the Gold Coast, then all of a sudden we had 30+ of them start showing up every day, morning, lunch & dinner time, wanting to be fed. On top of those we also get 6 Kookaburras, 100+ Lorrikeets, 4 Crows, 2 Currawongs, 5 Butcherbirds, 20+ Cockatoo's every single day & 5 Bush Stone Curlews every night. It's like a farm around here, we just didn't buy any of them.🤣🤣🤣🤣

That bird totally loves you! Wow!

nice frog

Thumbnail gave me meme vibes.

Awe... she is like a little kid trying to play and wanting a leg ride 🥰🤣

That's a young maggie there. You can tell by the plumage & the black on the beak..except the very tip of it whuch will remain like that.❤❤❤

That's adorable.

Birds are sensitive, emotional and intelligent creatures. You should always be nice to birds.

Bless such a kind creature

Wow, awesome, she completely loves you.