Markus Varesvuo / Magpie (Pica pica) in flight, Sweden October

Niall Benvie / Magpie {Pica pica} coming to drink at a pool, Alicante, Spain

Peter Lewis / Magpie inkcap (Coprinus picaceus) fungus, Wimborne, Dorset, England, UK, October.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia) in flight. Colorado, USA, August.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia), Alaska

Roger Powell / Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) walking in a park. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

David Kjaer / Small magpie moth (Eurrhypara hortulata) Wiltshire, UK

MYN / Marc Pihet / Magpie inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea), composite, Maine-et-Loire, France, October, meetyourneighbours.net project

Juergen Freund / Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen) at the Devil's Marbles, Northern Territory, Australia.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) male, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Whales, Australia

Brent Stephenson / Recently fledged juvenile Australasian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) standing alert. Westshore Lagoon, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Brent Stephenson / Adult female Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) perched on the top of a post. St Anne's Lagoon, Canterbury, New Zealand, July.