Jasper Magpies
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By Caitlin Bauer
I consider the magpies of downtown Edmonton to be companions of sorts.
Spring, summer, winter, or fall - the little pranksters can usually found dipping and weaving like feathered kites down the city. I’d watch them to pass the time while I waited for my bus to arrive. I’d watch them while I walked down Jasper Ave with a Timmies coffee in hand. I’d watch them build their nests before I could smell the soft hint of spring, and for some reason never tired of it. I know these birds are often annoying – they pester pets and wake suburbanites in the early morning; but there is something about the magpies, I realize, that reminds me about the people here in Edmonton.
They’re a tough lot to survive the winters, and they never miss a second of the good weather.
Let the good times fly.
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Caitlin Bauer
Caitlin Bauer is a third-year professional writing student at Grant MacEwan University. She owns a parrot, drinks cherry-flavored sparkling water, and totes her 'everything, anything, and everything' book wherever she goes so she can write thoughts down before she forgets. She's started working on her first novel which she plans to continue next year during her practicum in strategic communications.
