Fitting in with the nature theme, here's what Wikipedia has to say about magpies.
Magpies (IPA: /ˈmæɡpaɪ/, SAMPA: /"m{g%paI/) are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.
In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia. That bird was referred to as a "pie" until the late sixteenth century when the feminine name "mag" was added to the beginning.[1]
The European Magpie is one of the few animal species known to be able to recognize itself in a mirror test.[2]
Fitting in with the nature theme, here's what Wikipedia has to say about magpies.
Magpies (IPA: /ˈmæɡpaɪ/, SAMPA: /"m{g%paI/) are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.
In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia. That bird was referred to as a "pie" until the late sixteenth century when the feminine name "mag" was added to the beginning.[1]
The European Magpie is one of the few animal species known to be able to recognize itself in a mirror test.[2]