The best caring mother any baby magpie could wish for.  Mind you, she has very firm ideas about her children's upbringing and table manners.

Morning, lunchtime, evening and sometimes during the day she will use ESP on me while sitting in front of the window and the message of: "Hurry up, the kids are hungry, I need some food" comes through loud and clear.   Once her babies have learned to fly, she will introduce them and will feed them one by one. 

The one who begs the loudest, will be first.  But somehow she always manages that they all get a good feed.  However, once the kids  commence looking for food on their own, she will chastise them if they dare to touch any of the food I throw to her until she gives them the ok.  The cheeky one who just tried it quickly without her approval will be thrown on his back and stamped upon his tummy. Really weird, but it surely works. I wonder if this sort of upbringing would be goods for our kids? Those young magpies surely respect their parents.