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They may know that particular fox.

Crows can identify singular persons, hold grudge against them and disseminate the information around to make sure that particular person has a hard time [0].

Magpies are also very smart birds, aggressively protecting their nests and offspring from cats and other threats. So they may have identified that fox somewhere else.

Also, IIRC, magpies and crows are somewhat related.

[0]: https://urban.uw.edu/news/crows-hold-grudges-against-individ...




> Also, IIRC, magpies and crows are somewhat related.

They are both corvids (members of the family Corvidae) along with ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays and others. Most corvids are fairly smart.




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