Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magpies are notoriously territorial, but they're also highly intelligent and social birds. Magpies are notoriously territorial, ...

Magpies, renowned for their intelligence and adaptability, are intriguing garden visitors but can pose a challenge for those wishing to attract a variety of birds. Bird lovers have witnessed the ...

Magpies can prove quite controversial as they possess remarkable intelligence, yet they're notorious for raiding eggs from other nests, which often deters other birds from frequenting gardens. Birds ...

Can one form a friendship with a magpie? –even when adult males are protecting their nests during the swooping season? The short answer is:" Yes, one can" - although science has just begun to provide ...

Why do birds sit on the heads of deer? They’re looking for a good meal, experts say Photo by John Carr/USFWS One of nature’s oddities is the sight of dinky birds sitting defiantly on the heads and ...

New research has shown for the first time that magpies can distinguish between the number of callers when played recordings of intruder magpies. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

Afraid of being attacked by magpies this spring? Then you need to make yourself look "completely ridiculous", according to behavioural ecologist Daryll Jones from Griffith University. He said his team ...

Researchers tried to attach tracking devices to magpies for a study. But the magpies helped each other to remove them — a possible sign, the scientists say, of altruism in the birds. Birds in ...