Magpie
David Attenborough presents the magpie.
An episode of the Tweet of the Day podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Magpie" was published on January 3, 2014 and runs 1 minutes.
January 3, 2014 ·1m · Tweet of the Day
Summary
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.David Attenborough presents the magpie. Magpies have always had a rascally streetwise image. They featured in anti-theft campaigns on television in the 1980s, and long before that, their kleptomaniac tendencies were celebrated by Rossini in his opera, 'The Thieving Magpie'. Their pied plumage isn't just black and white, but gleams with iridescent greens, blues and purples.
Episode Description
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
David Attenborough presents the magpie. Magpies have always had a rascally streetwise image. They featured in anti-theft campaigns on television in the 1980s, and long before that, their kleptomaniac tendencies were celebrated by Rossini in his opera, 'The Thieving Magpie'. Their pied plumage isn't just black and white, but gleams with iridescent greens, blues and purples.