Magpies

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Two Magpies (right-hand panel)

Mike Gee

First known as a pie and later as a Maggie pie, the magpie is a woodland species of bird. It is a member of the crow family with black-and white plumage (hence “pie”) and has a distinctive chattering call. They are
most often seen scavenging on the roads around the village. Magpies taking up residence in the garden can be a nuisance to other birds and in some European countries are shot or poisoned as vermin.