Dumper, Dumpee or Both?

Rufus - are maggies magpies? They're quite scarey birds. They used to steal our chickens' eggs.
When we were in France 2 of our french farmer neighbours had pet crows. I think they had them since fledglings, and they had a cage they slept in at night. During the day they came out and ate titbits from an outside table. Or from human hands.
One of them became very protective of its owner and when I walked up to visit with our dog would fly across and bombard us.
I think they must have released them to the wild eventually as they got older, as I never saw them after about 6 months.

Don’t slate me ..... could it be the time of the ...... year? My bird table is very affected by the seasons. The truly faithful come back - unless they have fallen victim to something larger and stronger. Keep hoping and perhaps you will have to move on in your affections once you have come to terms with the loss.

Phew! Birds? I was wondering about these two ladies you've been looking after all winter.
Forget birds. Any wombats? My favourite!

Do you have any friendly kookaburras, Rufus - or are you in the wrong geographical area? I have a family member in the Dandenongs and she has a whole group who feed on her windowsill. It looks magical!

Our busy bird full garden is currently like a ghost town Rufus , how fickle our feathered friends are and what short memories they have :-)