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I had a family of magpies that I had made friends with
Each year they'd bring their juveniles to my house
I would toss them treats that they'd catch mid-air, because it was one of our games
I'd make sure that I spent time making friends with them and their young, because I would rather have them as friends than enemies
They even grew to understand that my dogs were interested in them, but not interested in eating them
They were fucking cool
I love bonding with our natives, it's a shame urban sprawl and rentals mean there's less chance to interact and build up relationships with them so that they can trust us.