When a pair of Himalayan magpies decided to trust Avay Shukla and family, neither party could have foreseen what lay ahead ...

The author enjoys birdwatching at his cottage, contrasting it with pigeon-filled city life. He befriended Himalayan magpies, who nested on his land. Tragedy struck when a cat killed their chicks. The ...

Fact file: When: Magpies begin breeding in July and this lasts through until the chicks fledge in February. Most attacks occur between August and November when the chicks are in the nest! Where ...

Online campaign to return magpie to former carers receives almost 70,000 signatures and support from state premier Molly the magpie: Petition calls for Australian authorities to return Instagram ...

Aussies get in a flap as Instagram-famous magpie Molly - who was rescued as a chick and raised for years by a family alongside their Staffie Peggy - is SEIZED by authorities on welfare grounds ...

Magpie “spooking season” – when the birds will build and defend their nests as they raise their chicks – can occur anytime between July and November. Previous. 1 of 5. Next.

Authorities have seized a magpie who was rescued as a chick and nursed back to health by a Queensland family over allegations it was being “kept unlawfully”. Deals of the Week.