Momentarily
a huge mischief of magpies
fills the sky above.
* On seeing the largest group of magpies I have ever seen, I counted at least 25.
Seven for a secret
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Momentarily
a huge mischief of magpies
fills the sky above.
* On seeing the largest group of magpies I have ever seen, I counted at least 25.
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Impressive, amazing bird the magpie, I’ve not seen those numbers for years.
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It was extraordinary, they all came over from the allotment at the same time.
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Some corvid plot!
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I love the “mischief “ designation. Lovely haiku.
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Thank you. There are several collective nouns for magpies but this was my favourite.
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Like skat I love the use of the collective noun. Makes the whole scene imaginable. And like Bill bisgood I have not seen those numbers ever. Here in my part of the USA I have never seen a magpie. In fact I don’t think they are native to North America.
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I know that there are some similar birds in S America, the blue jay from recollection.
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Yes we have Blue Jays but alas no magpies
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