With their large size, bold pied plumage, and fondness for open areas, black-billed magpies are easily seen. They hop and walk on the ground with a swaggering and confident gait. Monotypic. Length ...

And to some of us, it's kind of funny because they're very common if you go to the right place here. Discovery Park [is] the area with the largest population of yellow-billed magpies. There are ...

“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” he recalled. “These are birds making a nest with anti-bird spikes.” Rows of these sharp metal pins have become a common feature of the urban environment ...

Their data shows that of 59 magpie attacks, the eye was the birds' most common target. Magpies seem to get particularly infuriated by bicycles: nearly half of those attacked were riding a bike at ...

To a magpie, the faster you’re moving, the greater the perceived threat, which is why cyclists, joggers and dog-walkers are common targets. But not all magpies swoop.