Wondrous Words

Magpies are birds of
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the corvidae family, including the black and white Eurasian magpie, which is one of the few animal species known to be able to recognize itself in a mirror test.

"All I can think of is how embarrassing it would be if Janu came back to find me in his room. I'd feel like a magpie stealing into his nest."

Comments

bermudaonion said…
I never knew magpies were so pretty! That book sounds good to me.
September 17, 2014 at 4:22 AM
B Reading said…
Corvidae is a new word to me, I didn't know it pertained to magpies.
September 17, 2014 at 5:03 AM
grammajudyb said…
Magpies are indeed pretty to look at but they are noisy and obnoxious to listen too. Great pictures.
September 17, 2014 at 6:57 AM
grammajudyb said…
corrections: dumb fingers.....to listen to.
September 17, 2014 at 6:59 AM
Julia Tomiak said…
I'm with Kathy - I thought Magpies were plain black birds. I'm going to blame this on a cartoon from my childhood. Thanks for the enlightenment!
September 17, 2014 at 8:24 AM
Margot said…
Beautiful picture, beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing something new.
September 17, 2014 at 8:31 AM
Anonymous said…
Pretty colored birds.
September 17, 2014 at 1:08 PM
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