Often when I meet people who are visiting Colorado or relocating from the eastern U.S., they ask “What is that beautiful black and white bird with the long tail?” My typical shrugging reply is, “Oh ...

The nestling birds you see in the photo with today’s story are Eurasian magpies. Some call them the common magpie, or the European magpie, and they are very plentiful in Europe, northwest Africa and ...

Black-billed magpies are year-round residents in our part of the Red River Valley, so I'm not surprised to see one on a drive through the countryside. I am pleased, though, because it shows me the ...

Walk around Alaska's largest city for any amount of time and it soon becomes evident: Anchorage has a lot of full-time feathered residents. And if you take a stroll or hike in the spring or early ...

It is quite common to see magpies in our general area, but we’ve had more than the usual number of magpie reports right in town in the last week or two. I’m not sure why this is, but it’s quite a ...

HONG KONG (AP) -- Even the magpies are trying to blend in in the metal and concrete jungle that is Hong Kong. News reports said that a pair of common magpies built a nest on a tree in Hong Kong's Tuen ...

According to a newly-published study, Australian magpies who live in larger groups show increased cognitive performance over those who live in smaller groups, and this, in turn, is linked to increased ...