These are some of the ominous warnings issued in Australia each spring, as magpies and humans begin their annual turf war. Streets and parks become a battleground, as the birds - descending from ...

An 8-year-old girl has gone viral after conducting her own research on what attracts magpies to swoop. Here's what she found out.

But for more than 120 years, this question about magpies has ruffled feathers in South Australia: Why is the bird on the state's official badge called a "piping shrike" – and what exactly does ...

Spring is in the air and with it comes swooping season for the infamous magpie birds. These iconic black and white birds, native to Australia, are generally charming songbirds, but during breeding ...

If you've ever had the pleasure of encountering Australia's iconic magpies, you know these birds are intelligent creatures. With their striking black and white plumage, loud warbling voices and ...

The bird, dubbed Molly ... arguing that Molly would have faced "certain death" had it not been housed. Australian magpies - which can live up to 30 years - are a protected native species and ...

A magpie-lark swooped down from the sky ... and befriending local birds. Bird Life Australia senior public relations adviser Sean Dooley said the results of the study were surprising, as he ...

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 behaviour rarely seen in birds. Our goal was to ...

Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily able to quickly change direction in flight. Magpies usually swoop up or down to perch. While monotypic, birds in ...