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 ...

While visiting a friend, the photographer took a snapshot of what she believes is a leucistic magpie, often referred to as a ghost bird. Nelson, who lives in the Clinton area in B.C.'s Interior ...

“The magpies are back.” I had put it in writing so I wouldn’t forget to think about it later. What’s the significance of a wild black-and-white bird on our small family ranch? I will tell ...