How magpies are depicted in logos.


( Read more... )

How I got to know that magpie is my totem animal.

I have lived very long time in countryside and we have our own house. Since we moved there, different kind of birds had surrounded me. We had our own ducks and chickens plus different kinds of wild birds. And I think, there has been always magpie nest top of the tree, what is front our house. So ( Read more... )

Different species of magpies

Holarctic (black-and-white) magpies

• 
  Genus Pica
  
  • 
    Eurasian/European Magpie, Pica pica
    
  • 
    Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia (may be conspecific with P. pica)
    
  • 
    Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli (may be conspecific with P. (pica) hudsonia)
    
  • 
    Korean Magpie, Pica sericea (may be conspecific with P. pica)
    
    

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 of the Iberian Peninsula. That bird was referred to as a "pie" until the late 16th century when the feminine name "mag" was added to the beginning. Magpies are believed to be among the most intelligent of ( Read more... )

One for Sorrow
Two for Joy
Three for Girl
Four for Boy
Five for Silver
Six for Gold
Seven for a Secret never to be told.

http://megtipper.tripod.com/magpieindex.htm