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.

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 ...

Indigenous peoples have been largely excluded from the federal government’s planning for the arrival of H5N1. When will this ...

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 ...

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 ...

Magpies were to be the subjects of the trial, and as these birds have access to neither of these tools, it was expected that the trial would run smoothly. The Australian magpie is known for its ...

Collingwood ruckman Darren Jolly is warning the community that the swooping season has arrived with Australian Magpies and other birds swooping to protect their eggs. Jolly has joined forces with the ...

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.

45% of which exist only in Australia. Birds are highly significant to many Indigenous groups. The adult magpie goose and its eggs, for example, are an important food source for groups in the ...