I can say after many years of finding them a bit annoying, I've grown to like magpies as I learn more about them. I think the only part about them that bothers me is when they gather in large groups and get really loud. On their own or in a small group, they seem to be much quieter. It's kind of like when you get a larger group of teenagers at lunchtime and they don't know how loud they are and are just excited to be hanging out and interacting. So with that in mind, I have grown to accept them even with the racket they make sometimes.
