Magpies two are searching for food ...العقعق
#Beaumont #Alberta #Canada
#Camera #Nikon #Coolpix #P900 time 2:18 pm
#Weather #Cloudy -5°C (23°F)Date March 25 2024
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Birds may be hungry in winter with so few food resources, but an even bigger threat can be dehydration. With many water sources frozen over, birds have hard time staving off dehydration. Birds can eat snow, but they do need to use energy to bring snow to body temperature.
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Preening is a bird's way of grooming its feathers to keep them in the best condition. While preening, birds remove dust, dirt, and parasites from their feathers and align each feather in the optimum position relative to adjacent feathers and body shape.
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These beaks have a triangle shape which is described as conical.
They are strong enough to crack seeds and can open wide to grab berries or small fruit.
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Magpies can be quite vicious and also with one another
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In Canada, there are four enjoyable seasons:
spring, summer, fall and winter.
We are in Winter season 2023
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Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family.
Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures.
The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's most intelligent creatures, and is one of the few non mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test.
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Magpies are birds known for their bold personality and intelligence.
They are also well known for their calls and songs.
Many birds have a song or a few calls, but magpies chatter, whistle, trill, and warble.
These birds have even been known to mimic sounds around them such as wind chimes or a dog's barking .
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Magpies are symbolic of intelligence and wit.
These black and white colored birds show an extraordinarily high IQ and are equally resourceful as well.
However, due to their shrewd nature, they're also known to symbolize deceit, opportunism, and illusion.
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Magpies feed on small insects and animals that live on,
or just under, the surface of the ground.
A favorite is the scarab beetle,
which is a major pest of garden lawns.
Magpies will also eat frogs, small lizards,
meat scraps and grain.
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Their brain-to-body-mass ratio is outmatched only by that of humans and equals that of aquatic mammals and great apes.
Magpies have shown the ability to make and use tools,
imitate human speech, grieve, play games, and work in teams.
Magpies Are Extremely Vocal, Making Chattering Sounds.
Another amazing magpie fact is that this bird is known for its loud, chattering calls.
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Tom