#penguinthemagpie

Penguin The Magpie Who: Cameron Bloom + Penguin the magpie What: A photographer sharing the shenanigans of an adopted magpie called Penguin Backstory: With more than 90,000 Instagram followers and a book on the way, the Bloom family’s feathered friend has been dubbed by The Huffington Post as “coolest pet ever”.

How did Penguin arrive in the Bloom family? Penguin was found blown out of a nest one windy afternoon as a baby chick. She works so well with our family because we love and respect nature. The kids have had a ball with her.

What makes Penguin such a captivating subject to photograph? You have to catch her at the right time. Sometimes she’ll just want to roll over and snuggle up to you, other times she wants to hunt in the garden and not be picked up. I love her moods and different body shape and above all, her singing.

Why does Instagram love her? She is unique. Not necessarily that people haven’t kept or rescued magpies before, just that she fell into the right family who happened to not only love her but had a dad who could take some okay photos.  

Her favourite thing to do? Taking food and hiding it in [my son] Oli’s bed. She caught a mouse the other day and was trying to find her way inside but we locked her out. Also, falling asleep by the fire.