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 ...

Eurasian magpie and carrion crow nests made almost entirely out of anti-bird devices have been found in four European cities Michael Lee Simpson is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. His work has ...

Picture a bird’s nest. Chances are, what comes to mind is a woven basket of twigs and plant fibers—you might not imagine a crown of metal spines. But that’s exactly how some crows and magpies in ...

You've no doubt seen the metal spikes that are placed on the outside of buildings to keep birds from roosting. Well, it has been discovered that magpies and crows are actually using those spikes in ...

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Birds in Europe are prying up the metal barbs, meant to repel them from roosting on buildings, and using the devices as nesting material Victoria Sayo Turner Mass Media Fellow, AAAS Picture a bird’s ...