3+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (988+ words) A magpie in Calgary. The sunlight reveals the bird's iridescent feathers, which otherwise appear to be black. (Amir Said/CBC) Albertans have a love-hate relationship with magpies It's hard to go a day in Calgary without seeing magpies or hearing…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (685+ words) Migratory snow geese head south from Alberta in the fall and return in the spring. They're known to carry highly pathogenic avian influenza. A dog in Alberta died of the disease after being exposed to it through a snow goose....