Which of these birds is reputed to collect shiny objects?
Correct answer: Magpie
deja
One of my favourite birds in Australia.
Maximino
I like magpie birds...
little b
i love magpies
Geordie4Life
One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told.
Nobby
Rossini's 'Thieving Magpie' - La Gazza Ladra - opera, is based on this phenomenon.
Veritas
BiGuy, turkeys too
Relly
Wish I could have one 🤗☺️
Taliesin12
Beautiful birds. Saw them when I went to Colorado. Very noisy, though.
Player #150222363
my favourite bird is a peacock
Right ✅️ US
Bigkev, You can split a crows tongue and it can learn to 'talk'
Right ✅️ US
I say old Chap, Heckel & Jeckel were 'shining' examples of Mags !
BiGuy
Monkeys also have a shinny thing syndrome
Bigkev
some say that crows do similar things with objects?
Terry
they also put things into bottles that you wouldn't think that would fit 🤔 and you can't get out
Sneha Thakur
I love magpie bird 🕊️🐦
The Holeshot
Also Sasquatch
michi
When we used to borrow words or ideas from books or others in primary, we referred to it as "magpie-ing"
Jonesy
Priscilla, Australian magpies are family oriented, so they do not eat their young.
tia
I've read that Munchkin cats are also notorious for collecting shiny items...
Marcy
I thought its parrot like in the show of mr. bean the parrot steal anything Shiny