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 ...

Specialized "PieProof" helmets that protect ears and faces have also become popular during swooping season. Media reports have cited injuries, event cancellations due to swooping-risks and accidents ...

This is how it works, Dave, Someone asks me a question and I try to answer it. I don’t think the person who asked me about Australian magpies (Barbara from Reading, Pa., to be exact) would have been ...

Walk around Alaska's largest city for any amount of time and it soon becomes evident: Anchorage has a lot of full-time feathered residents. And if you take a stroll or hike in the spring or early ...

Come spring, magpies turn from charming songbirds to fierce defenders of their territory. How can you avoid being struck, and can you even gain their trust? For most of the year, Australians are fond ...

Magpies may have perfected the art of swooping, but they're not the only Australian bird diving on unsuspecting humans this spring. Plovers, noisy miners, and crows are three species of birds common ...