Video: Rat attack! Fearless rodent takes on magpie before the bird's sharp-beaked friend chases it off A brown rat was spotted leaping at a magpie before it was chased off by another bird in ...

With their large size, bold pied plumage, and fondness for open areas, black-billed magpies ... birds are thought to return near where they hatched to breed. Vagrant: casual to Pacific coast ...

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 ...

Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

The six birds nominated live in Edmonton year-round. Voters can choose from the blue jay, downy woodpecker, red-breasted ...

An Australian man has died in a bicycle crash while trying to escape from a swooping magpie. The 76-year-old cyclist suffered head injuries on Sunday when he veered off a path and crashed into a ...

Our priority is the ongoing welfare of the magpie, and the bird is safe, undergoing rehabilitation and has full access to veterinary care.' ...

First overall pick of the 2002 WNBA draft Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm poses with head coach Lynn Dunn before game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals between the Seattle SuperSonics and ...

“Everybody worried about magpies this swooping season, you’re cowards,” he said. “What you need to do is make friends with the birds, watch this.” Seemingly impressed with his ability to ...

Last week, Chris Baker, a raptor expert and animal carer for Northern Tablelands Wildlife Carers, sat and watched a small toddler as he doggedly pursued an adult Magpie, round and round some ...

Melbourne's 47-point demolition of Collingwood was impressive but ultimately counted for nothing after the Demons were pipped for a spot in the AFLW finals.