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Magpies vs. Crows

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sherlockian | 21:56 Thu 24th May 2007 | Animals & Nature
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Why do crows continually harass magpies? There are a pair of magpies in an adjacent garden trying to nest, but one crow keeps visiting and attacking them and this can go on for hours at a time. I gather this behaviour is common, but what is the crow's motivation? I've never seen a crow in the area at all before (seaside - thousands of seagulls but no crows!). Thanks.
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I would say its because,

Even though they are the same family, they are rivals for the same food, eggs, young chicks etc.
Magpies take eggs and young birds. They are a menace our farmer friend shoots them and he has more song birds on the farm now
maybe magpies are always dissing crows mammas

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