Moses the magpie

Someone's pet magpie, 9 months old. He lived for 4 years and was called Moses.



We are the coolest birds in all creation.

From Afghanistan - and it's not about the war

One of the world's rarest birds - not seen for 139 years and documented only twice either side of that span - has been found in Afghanistan, and its breeding grounds are being protected by Afghan authorities (such as they are)

As reported in The Age newspaper:

"The khaki-coloured bird was first discovered in India in 1867, but it was not seen again until 2006, when one was spotted near a sewage works in Thailand.

Afghanistan's Environmental Protection Agency has now added the warbler to its protected species list, established last year. Mustafa Zahir, the agency's director-general, said: ''It is not true that our country is full of only bad stories. This bird, after so many years, has been discovered here. Everyone thought it was extinct.'' "

Don't be adding the Taliban to that list, fellas.