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

It all began when a patient at an Antwerp hospital spotted a large and unusual magpie nest, high up in a tree in the facility's courtyard. Upon closer examination, that nest was found to contain ...

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 ...

In a tree near a hospital in Antwerp, Belgium, a magpie made a nest containing around 1500 metal spikes. The spikes on the side of the building closest to the tree were gone, while those on the ...

It all started with the discovery of a huge nest in the courtyard of an Antwerp 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 ...

Magpies usually swoop up or down ... woodlands and thickets in rangeland and foothills; nests along watercourses and other areas with trees and shrubs, but foraging birds use very open areas.

Look out for signs as well as magpie nests, Castley said. "Before you start walking through an area, have a look in the trees ahead of you to see if there's any thickness, if there's any magpies ...

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 ...

Most Australians are no doubt familiar with the dreaded sound of flapping wings right before a nasty peck to the head while unknowingly walking by a magpie nest. There have been more than 980 ...