Magpies are tough and handsome birds. They’re hard to like as they wreak havoc on the nests and young of more desirable songbirds but earn my grudging respect for their intelligence and boldness. I ...

Cyclist Rhys Newell was just out for a ride in northern New South Wales when he suddenly felt something clawing at his face. Checking his cheek, he felt a small wound — he'd been swooped. "Usually, ...

Two summers ago, a patient looking out his Belgian-hospital window spied in a tree an odd, abandoned magpie nest of plastic and wire. He had, by coincidence, just read a newspaper article about a ...

Magpies are among the world's most discussed birds, not because of their striking black-and-white feathers but due to the ...

Both magpies and crows belong to the corvid family, a group renowned for exceptional intelligence that rivals primates in many cognitive tasks. These black-and-white or all-black birds demonstrate ...