I cast a shadow as dark as I
I have been found in a pie
Insects sing, in the dead of night
Many together is quite the sight
What am I? And what does each section of the riddle mean?
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Blackbird
Reasoning: I cast a shadow as dark as I
Blackbirds do cast a shadow and the dark as I refers to the color of the bird (Black)
I have been found in a pie
refers to the nursery rhyme "4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie"
Insects sing, in the dead of night
The Beatles (insects) sing "Blackbird" which has the lyric "Blackbirds singing in the dead of night"
Many together is quite the sight
Blackbirds generally nest separately but they do form "super flocks" when migrating.
The title refers to
a black swan which is a black bird and a rare (or exceptional) occurrence.