Come spring, magpies turn from charming songbirds to fierce defenders of their territory. How can you avoid being struck, and can you even gain their trust? For most of the year, Australians are fond ...

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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 magpie ...

It’s rare to see a movie where birds play a key role. I touched on “The Birds” by Alfred Hitchcock in my June 28, 2023, column where my main topic was Brewer’s blackbird. What usually catches my eye — ...

Magpies are a menace, but they usually don't take offence to your music. The birds are known to swoop on unsuspecting commuters in springtime, but one Canberra cyclist has had a bird pluck his ...