In article , Adrian
Jones writes
Yeah, I think so. In my back garden I saw a magpie eating a baby bird,

I once saw a couple of magpies attack a baby blackbird that was hopping
about the garden - baby blackbirds seem to leave their nests before they
are 'ready' for some strange reason. By the time I got out to rescue it,
it was dead and had started to be pecked at, presumably as it was dinner
for the magpies

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