Magpies a Wonderful Black & White Bird
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Magpies occur throughout the British Isles, but are absent from the Highlands, and almost all the Scottish Islands.Experts believe that there are more than 600,000 magpie territories in
Britain. Magpies were absent from Ireland until the end of the 17th century. There are now an estimated 320,000 territories there. The magpie is a cosmopolitan bird, its range extending from Portugal to Korea. It also occurs in North Africa,
and in parts of western USA andCanada. In some areas in Europe, large numbers of magpies are killed by goshawks.
In southern Europe, great spotted cuckoos lay their eggs in magpie nests, and reduce the magpies breeding success. It takes a pair of magpies around 40 days to build their large, domed nest. A typical magpie clutch is six eggs.
Only the female magpie incubates the eggs - it takes 24 days for them to hatch Young magpies leave the nest around 27 days after hatching
Magpies are omnivorous, eating a wide variety of food, ranging from grain and fruit to carrion.
Magpies have been recorded catching and killing frogs,lizards, snakes, bats, mice, voles and even rabbits, as well as small birds Magpies will cache surplus food during times of plenty
Magpies build large, domed nests. Nest-building is part of courtship. The female alone incubates the eggs Magpies destroy other birds' eggs and young and kill sickly, wounded, or newborn sheep and cows by pecking .They are scavengers (often collecting small bright objects), but they also eat harmful insects as well as fruits, berries, and leaves.
