There are few Australian birds as famous as the Magpie. They are famous/infamous for exactly two things:  their beautiful song and their murderous nature. Most people love them, some people loath them. Today I am joined by our old friend Bradly, an avid Magpie hater, as we try to learn something more about this famous bird and see if we can't spread the bird love.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Would you like some bird art in your life? Then visit Seni Illustration for some bespoke bird art: https://www.seniillustrations.com/NotesThe Australian Magpie - https://ebird.org/species/ausmag2?siteLanguage=en_AUMagpie attacks cyclist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj9O6tyKK-o&ab_channel=NewsflareOnline Magpie data base - https://www.magpiealert.com/Do eyes on a helmet work? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGGTcYfrEZU&ab_channel=MichaelBillingsMagpie court - https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2019/04/here-are-4-things-you-definitely-didnt-know-about-aussie-magpies/?fbclid=IwAR03nJ8lBn1btaXccEqcPhihXm0TXHtfQFV5TyoWMiWIeOm2lgW9Uvr4tC8