Before we look at our list of 26 common British birds and how to identify them, here are the answers to some common garden bird questions, including the most common and rare British birds, as well ...

Jalkanen said magpies were the first things she noticed when she moved to Alberta nearly four decades ago. “When I saw my first magpie here in Edmonton, I said, ‘Oh, what a beautiful bird.’ ...

EDMONTON — Nita Jalkanen says she checks on the avian neighbours that fly into her Edmonton backyard to drink from her bird bath nearly every day with her dog Ariel.

Black-billed magpies can be seen walking, soaring and chirping in nearly every neighbourhood in Edmonton. The bird is seen in murals around town and locals sometimes wear magpie costumes for ...

The bird is seen in murals around town and locals sometimes wear magpie costumes for Halloween. Elly Knight, an avian ecologist with the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, says that's why it ...

Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import—new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago by Vanesa De Pietri, Paul Scofield, Trevor H. Worthy, The Conversation ...

This bird, roughly the same size as today’s Australian magpie, was a cracticine – a group of songbirds that includes modern currawongs, magpies and butcherbirds.

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.

Boston Celtics great Larry Bird has held the title for the longest of time. When it comes to white players in the NBA, he is generally regarded as the best in h ...