When it comes to building nests, birds use a wide variety of tactics and materials. Some birds, like the puffin, burrow into ...

Drone footage of the magpie nest made of anti-nesting pins. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

It started with the discovery of a huge nest in Antwerp in the courtyard of a hospital, which was spotted by one of the patients. High up in a tree, magpies made a huge nest of up to 1,500 metal ...

A nest made from metal pins and other materials collected by magpies, found in a sugar maple tree in Antwerp, Belgium.Credit...Auke-Florian Hiemstra Supported by By Emily Anthes Auke-Florian ...

They can be heard across most of Australia, wherever there is a combination of trees and adjacent open areas. Magpies (Gymnorhina ... lays eggs in other species' nests — that arrives in ...

And eggs left in nests also have their admirers. At the forefront of these flying thieves is the corvid family, including the magpie, the crow and the jay. Biologist Magne Husby sought to ...

He rides his bike along the trail and has been swooped several times by a magpie that nests in the surrounding trees. He says the bird sits at a corner of the trail near the Moonee Ponds Bowls ...

“My grandson was worried about a magpie in the tree today and I said no it’s too ... protect the area surrounding their young and their nests. Magpies are known to swoop from up to 100m ...

Magpies can pose a challenge for gardeners, and their swooping behaviour to safeguard their nests can disrupt families ... plastic bottles or CDs hung up in trees to scare the predators away.