Authorities have seized a magpie who was rescued as a chick and nursed back to health by a Queensland family over allegations it was being “kept unlawfully”.
Molly the magpie – who was first thought to be a female, but later discovered was male – rose to internet fame after becoming best friends with Peggy, an adorable English staffy who took a shining to the bird.
Gold Coast locals Juliette Wells and her partner Reece Mortensen rescued a very sick Molly when she was just a chick and nursed him back to health.