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 ...

Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily able to quickly change direction in flight. Magpies usually swoop up or down to perch. While monotypic, birds in ...

A magpie's call is a harsh mechanical chakk-kackk-kackk. Their song is more musical with high squeaks. They are noisy when alarmed — such when a cat or bird of prey is nearby. Magpies can look ...

The photo of a magpie stuck in a Coles store has highlighted the issue of birds appearing to be heading inside the supermarkets and getting stuck in recent months. The latest bird was spotted in ...