The magpies are out and about right now. It’s because the birds, like many other animals that call Colorado home year-round, are preparing for the looming winter. The black-billed magpies in Colorado ...

"I once happened upon what seemed to be a magpie funeral service. A magpie had been hit by a car. Four of his flock mates stood around him silently and pecked gently at his body. One, then another, ...