
25/08/2025
Gold, frankincense, and myr-dur?
Like their cousins the crows, a group of Magpies is called a murder (along with parliament, mischief, and conventicle)
The Eurasian Magpie is an extremely intelligent bird found throughout Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In fact, just within the last few years it’s been split into 5 species- with maybe a sixth added soon!
Learn about how Magpies can recognize themselves in mirrors, mimic human speech, and seem to have deep emotional bonds on the latest episode of dirty bird podcast