The title ‘The Rat & Magpie’ may sound like a quaint ‘Old English’ pub but alas it’s what we had in our garden at the studio over lunchtime, a Rat and a Magpie treating us to a display of the old ‘Cat & Mouse’ each going hell for leather trying to kill each other, neither got the upper hand I’m glad to say, but the rat seemed to think it owned the garden after its encounter and stayed on the back lawn for the rest of the afternoon.
HE’s BEHIND YOU!!
The Stalemate Part 1
Nearly had you then!!
Stalking his pray
Lunchtime wash
My turn to play the Cat!!
The Stalemate Part 2
The Stalemate Part 3
Nice Tail!!
You bit my Tail!!
Swooping in for the Kill
NOT FAIR!!..you can fly
The Rat and Magpie | Oct 2012
Time for a Break
The Stalemate Part 4
The Chase is on!!
Geek Carl 
Well, there is a first time for everything!
It was so much fun to watch 🙂
this is so much fun to see looks like the battle went on for quite a while without one or another running or flying away
They keep coming back for more days later
hope you catch the continuing saga
This is hilarious! Not seen anything like this before. They both seem to be stars in their own ways. Thanks for the laughs!
Your welcome:)
oh! what a circus! I had a really good laugh this morning. But brilliant is that you were able to ‘shoot’ all this.
I was amazing to watch Carina… its becoming a daily event
I’ve never seen such a thing! It must have been hilarious to watch.
I really was, they’ve even been at it a few days later
Awesome. Who won?
I’d say it was a draw 🙂
..and then there are the days when the subjects come right to your “studio”… how lovely.
I’ve never seen a ‘magpie’ before. quite fancy in their feathered little tuxedos, aren’t they (my question mark is on the fritz) Thanks for the show.
The magpies are quite a noisy ‘bully’ kind of bird, so there not the most favourite of feathered creatures in our parts… Thanks again Hope for the kind words 🙂
Ouw adorable scene shot… fantastic ! 😀 Thank you so much @Carl for you thumb inserts
Thanks, they were at it again today… It’s like a daily Tom & Jerry Show 🙂
They don’t seem to be getting along….! 😛
They love each really… I think:)
LOL! Never seen anything like it, great captures!!
Thanks, You won’t believe it, they did it again today…I’m taking a video camera tomorrow to work
Wow … Even better than the insta ones, didn’t realise there were bits missing!
Next years country file calendar entry???
Some have even suggested a fairy tail based on them both 🙂
Have you done the video ? Will you bung it on youtube? pretty please 🙂
When they start it again I’ll try rig up the video, they where doing it again yesterday but I missed it.
Great…could be a great fairytale…or something…. 🙂
Or even Disney/Lucasfilm’s first CGI animation 🙂
This sure is like /tom & Jerry for the modern age.. 🙂 Great pics 🙂
Thanks, it was really fun to watch….sadly the rat catcher has been and the magpie is now lonely
very amusing stuff. i guess calling you lucky for getting those shots won’t be wrong !! 🙂
Your not far wrong there 🙂 …thanks for following as well
What a fabulous set of photos! I have to say I’m a little jealous! What a great thing to have seen. I have been trying to get some decent shots of magpies ( not rats!) but they seem to be a little camera shy near me! 🙂
Thanks 🙂 …We have 2 that frequent the garden at work everyday, yesterday another pair arrived and mayhem happened…I’ve never seen birds fight like they did… pity my camera was in the car 😦