On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:15:47 +0100, Derek Moody
wrote:

Don't be silly. Most birds live happily side by side magpies except
hawks of course. It's a myth that the magpie is the bad boy of the
garden.

Hearing a furious banging on my patio door, I wandered into the dining
area to see what the matter was.

A magpie had a sparrow in its beak and was bashing it's head in
against the glass.