magpie
A superficially similar Australian bird, , in the family .
Seen in the wild
Well, I just saw a magpie swoop down and carry off a small mouse which squeaked the entire time, so that’s me traumatised
Our local huge magpie is called Dolokhov. Which means I'm looking at this guy and singing "Dolokhov's in the Caucasus and he killed the Shah's brother..." (Son's obsessions rubbing off on me whether I like it or not.…
I was planning an inner arm magpie (in flight) for my first one. I hear they're cool too.
Garden wildlife. My regular visiting Fox this morning, at one point joined by a Magpie, which he watched briefly before he curled up and went to sleep! #londonwildlife #FoxOfTheDay
📱| Bozeman, Montana (2026) KGLT radio broadcasts from the MSU SUB. #KGLT has provided exemplary, listener-supported alt #radio since 1968. I scored this cheeky #magpie motif t-shirt for a modest contribution.
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A superficially similar Australian bird, , in the family .
Not only is Mr. Booker a voracious magpie (who does not always acknowledge the sources of his ideas), but he also turns out to be an annoyingly biased and didactic one.
“Who would win in a battle between: a magpie (European) and a lace monitor”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Imagine your car chatting back with human‑like voice, thanks to NVIDIA’s Magpie TTS models linking cloud AI to the dashboard. The new agentic pipeline is a game‑changer for in‑vehicle tech. Dive in to see how it works. #NVIDIA #MagpieAI #TTS 🔗 aidailypost.com/news/nvidia-...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Super excited to record a podcast episode on TROY with @a-ninja-magpie.bsky.social for many reasons but partly to bitch about the Nolan ODYSSEY 😌”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i want to be as happy as the magpie outside with an entire chicken drumstick”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's a Magpie Morning! Somehow, I have hit the sweet spot wherein the peanuts and sunflower seeds got spread on the balcony and my first customers are all magpies, instead of the pigeon gang. Delightful.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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One of several kinds of bird in the family , especially .
Not only is Mr. Booker a voracious magpie (who does not always acknowledge the sources of his ideas), but he also turns out to be an annoyingly biased and didactic one.
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(figurative) Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.
Not only is Mr. Booker a voracious magpie (who does not always acknowledge the sources of his ideas), but he also turns out to be an annoyingly biased and didactic one.
“Well, I just saw a magpie swoop down and carry off a small mouse which squeaked the entire time, so that’s me traumatised”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Our local huge magpie is called Dolokhov. Which means I'm looking at this guy and singing "Dolokhov's in the Caucasus and he killed the Shah's brother..." (Son's obsessions rubbing off on me whether I like it or not. SIGH.)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I was planning an inner arm magpie (in flight) for my first one. I hear they're cool too.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Garden wildlife. My regular visiting Fox this morning, at one point joined by a Magpie, which he watched briefly before he curled up and went to sleep! #londonwildlife #FoxOfTheDay”
— Bluesky· May 2026“📱| Bozeman, Montana (2026) KGLT radio broadcasts from the MSU SUB. #KGLT has provided exemplary, listener-supported alt #radio since 1968. I scored this cheeky #magpie motif t-shirt for a modest contribution.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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