Biologists already knew the corvid family–it includes crows, ravens, rooks, magpies and jackdaws–to be among the smartest of all birds. But this remarkable piece of behavior–it features in ...

Eanna Ní Lamhna answers readers' queries about jackdaws bearing gifts, a curious shell and a couple of frogs who got carried ...

Corvids are often associated with myths and prejudices. However, anyone who observes them more closely quickly recognizes their extraordinary intelligence and social skills. For example, crows can ...

A new stamp collection celebrating Manx natural and cultural heritage through a bird family central to the island's folklore ...

Anyone who still has crows or jackdaws visiting their garden in the winter is being warned to stop raking up the leaves in their garden - because they’re vital to feed the birds. During the cold ...

Unlike the other birds, the jackdaws are not bothering to enter, because they know they are not beautiful. However, one jackdaw thinks he might be able to win by borrowing feathers discarded by ...

Samual had been keeping an eye on a hole in the trunk of a half-fallen willow tree in London’s Bushy Park. He’d seen a pair of jackdaws visiting with their beaks full of hair taken from the coats of ...