I am a noisy black bird watching over the garden patch, but my name also means to brag loudly about your own success. What am I?
A crow
This puzzle leverages a single word that serves as both an animal name and a human action. The large black bird frequently seen near garden crops is a crow. To 'crow' about something means to boast or brag foolishly, connecting the animal to human behavior.
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