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Magpies

Magpies are a species of bird in the crow family. They are very intelligent and common on most continents.

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What is the whole magpie rhyme?

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1 for sorrow

2 for joy

3 for a girl

4 for a boy

5 for silver

6 for gold

7 for a secret never to be told

If you see a single magpie to break the curse you must raise your hat and say: "Good morning Mr. Magpie how are your wife and children today"

Can the magpie swim?

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well it depends what kind it is

Can you tell the difference between a male magpie duck and a female one?

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Boys are usally the more stronger ones. Boys are usally the more stronger ones.

When did magpies come to Australia?

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Australia. No not really but you're a fool for asking because no one knows and if they did then it would come up with more answers than this one! lol

What doe a magpie tattoo symbolise?

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1 for sorrow

2 for joy

3 for a girl

and 4 for a boy

...as the rhyme goes.

So it depends, one mapies is thought to symbolise bad luck. Though two is considered good luck.

How long do baby magpies they stay with their parents?

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Baby tarsiers are carried around in their mothers mouth or cling to her fur until they are ready to explore on their own. Most tarsiers stay with their mother until they are between one and two years old.

Do magpie's eat caterpillars?

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What do magpies steal?

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magpies steals shiny objects

What is the collective name for a magpie?

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The plural form for the noun magpie is magpies; the plural possessive is magpies'.

Do magpies eat seeds and nuts?

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yes magpies eat seeds and nuts

What was Magpie was very popular in the 1970's?

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Magpie is an acoustic folk duo of Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino that got together in 1973. They performed for everyone from the President of the United States to concerts that costed free dollars at county run parks.

What does it mean when a magpie attacks?

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A magpie will attack to protect it's babies, find shiny for there nest or too hunt for food

Do magpies eat spiders?

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Yes, for magpies are one of the thousands of types of birds that can fly, except for the chicken and the penguin. Magpies also love to collect shiny things, e.g. pennies, metal clips, scrap, anything like that.

How do magpies reproduce?

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Internally - The dominant males will mate with any, and as many as he likes, the other males have to fight to mate. Magpies have a long breeding season which varies in different parts of the country, in northern parts of Australia they will breed between June and September, but in cooler regions they will not start breeding until August or September, and may continue until January in some areas.

Are magpies crows?

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Black-billed magpies' females lay up to 9 eggs (average of 6). In Prague (Czech republic) they are overpopulated. In late ninetieths I watched them only in the outskirts of Prague and now they are also in the center.

Are magpies native to Brittan?

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No they don't

What does 9 magpies mean?

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That's hard i know 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10

1 sorrow

2 joy

3 girl

4 boy

5 silver

6 gold

7 secret never to be told

8 wish

9 kiss

10 bird you must not miss

What does a magpie symbolise?

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Okay, I was trying to figure this out as well after I came across the phrase in Dumas' The Three Musketeers. After reading all of the the D'Artagnan Romances, you can put two and two together in the last chapter of the last book when it is explained that magpies are flown as prey/targets for falconers. So apparently "fly the magpie" means to release magpies for trained falcons to hunt, a common aristocratic pasttime.

Are magpies vegetarian?

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Magpies are related to crows. All the Corvidae are omnivorous.