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Old 08-06-2012, 01:59 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Magpies digging up plants & nicking tags?

On 08/06/2012 12:03, Adam Funk wrote:
On 2012-06-07, Kathy wrote:

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I recently found that something had been digging around in one of my
vegetable containers; at first I figured it was a cat, but there was
no poo,& three copper plant tags had disappeared. I've seen magpies
around occasionally this year,& someone told me they like to take
shiny things back to their nests.

Comments, suggestions?

I've seen crows collecting small treasures they take a fancy to.

My jackdaw once took a fancy to one of my gold sleeper earrings. Never did
find it.


ouch!


I wonder if you sprayed the weeds with gold spray would the Magpies
collect them?