Things you need to know about MAGPIES!

This video covers everything you could ever want or need to know about Magpies. Including what magpies eat, where magpies live, how long magpies live and other magpie facts. Here is the script from the video: The Eurasian magpie is an unmistakable bird belonging to the crow family. From a distance they look to be white and black but on close inspection their darker feathers glimmer with iridescent blue and green. Magpies grow to weigh from 180 to 270 grams and have a wingspan of 52 to 62 centimeters. They also have a very long tail compared to their bodies that when spread is shaped like a diamond. There are currently around 600,000 pairs of magpies in the UK and they have a large distribution across all of Europe, and are also found in Asia and in some northern parts of Africa. Magpies are extremely intelligent, perhaps the most intelligent bird on the planet and use this superior knowledge to source a wide range of foods. They will eat everything from nuts, seeds and grains, to small birds,