Magpies are tough and handsome birds. They’re hard to like as they wreak havoc on the nests and young of more desirable songbirds but earn my grudging respect for their intelligence and boldness. I ...

Magpies are notoriously territorial, but they're also highly intelligent and social birds. Magpies are notoriously territorial, but they're also highly intelligent and social birds. Anyone who’s ever ...

This is how it works, Dave, Someone asks me a question and I try to answer it. I don’t think the person who asked me about Australian magpies (Barbara from Reading, Pa., to be exact) would have been ...

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 ...

Several little gray birds arrived in my yard this week. They were the size of finches and immediately started pecking at the scraggly lawn. I watched from the bathroom window, fairly elated. When the ...