Some bird nests are getting pretty metal. Crows and magpies in Belgium and the Netherlands have constructed their nests using anti-bird spikes ― metal skewers that people place on buildings and ...

It’s the Mad Max dream of a bird’s nest: A menacing composite of metal, clay, twig and plastic. Spotted in a sugar maple tree in Antwerp, Belgium, the gnarly architecture brims with at least 1,500 ...

We often see magpie nests perched precariously on utility poles or trees, looking like a random jumble of twigs. However, a new study reveals that these nests, which seem as if they could collapse at ...

Magpies are rather controversial birds as there remarkable intelligence and opportunistic personalities blend together to make them the bullies of the bird world. They are notorious for raiding other ...

Magpies can prove quite controversial as they possess remarkable intelligence, yet they're notorious for raiding eggs from other nests, which often deters other birds from frequenting gardens. Birds ...