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Pica pica
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Size: |
18 inches (45 cm) including tail |
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Habitat: |
Woodland, moorland, parks and gardens |
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Feeding: |
Insects, fruit, seeds, eggs of other birds, small
animals |
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Eggs: |
4 - 7 pale green eggs speckled with brown laid April to May,
incubation 21
days |
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Magpie |
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Magpies are not very likeable birds, renowned as scavengers
they steal eggs and young from other birds' nests.
They are very distinctive with black and white iridescent
plumage, a long tail and relatively short wings.
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Magpie |
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Baby Magpie |
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