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.

But in episode four, which features extensive flashbacks to Sofia Falcone’s time in Arkham Asylum, we discovered that her ...

Despite paramedics' efforts to save him, the man later died in hospital. Swooping magpies are a common threat in Australia during spring and often cause injuries to cyclists and pedestrians ...

What is far more common is human aggression towards the birds. In May a Victorian man was fined after killing four magpies and injuring another two so seriously they were euthanised. And almost ...