Photo shows a magpie nest made of anti-nesting spikes in a tree in Antwerp, Belgium, undated. Researchers from two Dutch natural history museums collected nests of a carrion crow and a Eurasian magpie that were largely built with material that should have deterred birds; bird nests made of anti-bird spikes. Note: Licensed photo (Auke-Florian Hiemstra/Newsflash)
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13 July 2023
Clever magpies have been found stealing bird-repellent barriers to help build and defend their nests in areas as far apart as Scotland, Holland and Belgium. The newly published Dutch study found the magpies seem to be using the pins exactly the same way as humans – to keep other birds away...