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Nita Jalkanen says she checks on the avian neighbours that fly into her Edmonton backyard to drink from her bird bath nearly ...
Perhaps one of the most common birds heard and spotted across North America, Mourning Doves are often sighted near humans.
The Black-billed Magpie is unmistakeable, with its striking black and white body pattern and streaming ornamental tail.
A brutal case of infanticide has been recently reported in the black-billed magpie. In a series of vivid videos, an adult perpetrator kills or drags out all six nestlings from a nest. Who could ...
The yellow-billed magpie is a favorite of bird enthusiasts. It is found only in the Central Valley and coastal ranges of California, making it one of the state’s iconic bird species.
The longest lived black-billed magpie was an Idaho bird that enjoyed almost a decade of life. Magpie nests are fortress-like structures erected against incursions of other thieving birds.
Add the black-billed magpie to the list of birds that can recognize individual humans who pose a threat, scolding them when they approach, according to a new study. The birds are part of the crow ...
Simply put: Black-billed magpies are urban birds with people problems. And who among us has not wanted to, at one time or another, run screaming at an unwanted interloper into our otherwise calm ...
Many birders and bird-watchers in western and central Nebraska have noticed the unfortunate absence in recent years of a distinctive, entertaining and familiar bird species, the black-billed magpie.
The bird is seen in murals around town and locals sometimes wear magpie costumes for Halloween. Elly Knight, an avian ...