When we attached tiny, backpack-like tracking devices to five Australian magpies for a pilot study, we didn't expect to discover an entirely new social behavior rarely seen in birds. Our goal was to ...

Magpies can be a very noisy real nuisance.

Magpies are one of the most intelligent birds you will find in your garden, but they are also known to completely take over a bird feeder if you do not try to keep them away. Summer has been ...