Magpie

T**s, blackbirds, magpies, etc. like to spend the night on spruce trees. By the way, if you take care of birds and strive to improve your farmstead for their existence, plant spruces, or similar species of trees and bushes. Woodpeckers, nuthatches sleep in voids that are very similar to those in which these species nest.

Australian magpies, or whistler crows, attack people when they think their nest may be in danger.

In Chinese culture, the magpie is a symbol of happiness, a bird that brings joy to people. There is a phraseological unit, literally "a date on the Magpie Bridge", which means a date for spouses or lovers after a long separation. In Russian and European culture, the magpie is treated rather negatively.

Zoologists consider corvids in general to be intellectuals, it’s just that crows are more studied today.

Poranek w Gliwicach

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In the wild, magpie lives 15–18 years.

Kwiczoł uchwycony w okolicach Politechniki w Gliwicach

fot. Jacek Szkodny

It is believed that magpies drag everything shiny in order to decorate their nest.

Ruda z parku Chrobrego w Gliwicach

fot. Jacek Szkodny

Despite the fame of frivolous creatures, magpies are actually very intelligent birds. Their brains take up about the same percentage of body weight as great apes (interesting facts about monkeys). Outwardly, males and females forty almost do not differ from each other.

Myth: Magpies are known for their thieving habits: they are greedy for shiny objects that they use to decorate their nests. In addition, magpies eat eggs and defenseless chicks of songbirds, which is why the populations of many birds are declining.