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Magpie

     
 
Magpie - Pica pica Pica pica

 

Size: 18 inches (45 cm) including tail
Habitat: Woodland, moorland, parks and gardens
Feeding: Insects, fruit, seeds, eggs of other birds, small animals
Eggs: 4 - 7 pale green eggs speckled with brown laid April to May, incubation 21 days
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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.

Magpie - Pica pica
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Baby Magpie - Pica pica  

 

 

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