Magpie moonlight song

G’day all

Over recent nights the local Magpies have been warbling through the night. Several individuals can be heard in the vicinity of my house. According to HANZAB this has only been recorded from WA but is certainly a common occurrence in Hamilton, Vic. The next full moon is nearly two weeks away.

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‘The etymology of “jizz”, revisited’

Hopefully my last little bit on this (and just my opinion) with a couple examples. A Yellow Robin sitting fairly still on a branch, like a normal bird, can be identified by shape, size and colour but you wouldn’t necessarily call that jizz, although it does include GISSM. The same Yellow Robin perched on the . . . → Read More: ‘The etymology of “jizz”, revisited’