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 ...

She's free to fly but always returns to the home of the family who rescued her. Penguin, the magpie pictured here, is considered family by Cameron Bloom, his wife and sons. Cameron Bloom Photography & ...

The Black-billed Magpie is unmistakeable, with its striking black and white body pattern and streaming ornamental tail. Often when I meet people who are visiting Colorado or relocating from the ...

Don't run. Travel in groups. Carry an umbrella and wear sunglasses on the back of your head. These are some of the ominous warnings issued in Australia each spring, as magpies and humans begin their ...

Self-recognition, it has been argued, is a hallmark of advanced cognitive abilities in animals. It was previously thought that only the usual suspects of higher cognition -- some great apes, dolphins ...

Occurred on August 12, 2022 / Parma, Idaho, USA Info from Licensor: "Meet Pie, a black-billed magpie with a bright future ...

Some bird nests are getting pretty metal. Crows and magpies in Belgium and the Netherlands have constructed their nests using anti-bird spikes ― metal skewers that people place on buildings and ...

On October 30, 2025, in Liaoning, China, @Jìngjiě shared a video of a playful magpie causing mischief at a street vendor’s ...

When people think of notorious animals in Australia, they usually picture snakes, spiders, or sharks. But there's another creature causing a stir — not with venom or teeth, but with wings and attitude ...