For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the ...

Learn more about the black-billed magpie. A black-billed magpie photographed at The New Mexico Wildlife Center in Española Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark ...

And to some of us, it's kind of funny because they're very common if you go to the right place here. Discovery Park [is] the area with the largest population of yellow-billed magpies. There are ...

Well-intentioned people might think they're doing good by Australia's native animals, but one common act is actually killing them. For quite some time now the same image of a ragged-looking magpie ...

It is common for magpies to swoop and use their feet to collide with people at high speed, usually targeting the head. They can be persistent, returning to deliver repeated blows.

Their data shows that of 59 magpie attacks, the eye was the birds' most common target. Magpies seem to get particularly infuriated by bicycles: nearly half of those attacked were riding a bike at ...

“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” he recalled. “These are birds making a nest with anti-bird spikes.” Rows of these sharp metal pins have become a common feature of the urban environment ...

To a magpie, the faster you’re moving, the greater the perceived threat, which is why cyclists, joggers and dog-walkers are common targets. But not all magpies swoop.

Magpies are extremely intelligent and research has shown that at least some can recognise individual humans. They are also one of the most common birds in Australia, says Sean Dooley, national ...