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

Spotted in a sugar maple tree in Antwerp, Belgium ... or in-field observations to claim that the spikes in the magpie nests are used as a bird deterrent. “It’s a starting point to explore ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.