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There’s a reason I keep an eye on magpies.

They’re not just noisy neighbors with an eye for shiny things. They’re watchers. Messengers. Tricksters. And they’re smart, like mirror-test-passing, multi-tool-using smart. I’ve seen them mimic hawks just to clear a picnic table, then strut over like they own it. Maybe they do.

Magpies don’t just observe the world, they stir it up. They heckle predators. Warn prey. Steal dog fur off the line to line their nests. They’ll even babysit their younger siblings. That’s not chaos. That’s coordination.

In some stories, they’re bad luck. In others, they’re the bridge between worlds. Personally? I think they’re just honest. Noisy, nosy, and necessary.

So when a magpie lands near camp and stares too long, I stare back. I don’t ask what it means. I ask what it knows.

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