"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 28/10/04 17:15, in article ,
"Spike" wrote:

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.

In human terms they are vile assassins.
No they aren't. Human assassins do not eat their victims.
All they are doing is surviving. The sooner humans realise that animals eat
other animals and accept it without getting all sentimental over it the
better.
In avian terms they're pretty
bright - survival of the fittest etc.
I agree. I love them.