Spring is in the air and with it comes swooping season for the infamous magpie birds. These iconic black and white birds, native to Australia, are generally charming songbirds, but during breeding ...

"Pretty well every spring time there's magpies swooping. Most of them are fairly civilised about it but occasionally there's one that takes it very seriously and may draw blood. "But most of the ...

The start of spring coincides with magpie swooping season ... and also literally wrote the book on Australian magpies. She said magpies were amongst the most intelligent songbirds in the southern ...

In Australia, the period when magpies are most likely to attack is known as 'swooping season', which takes place during the spring months from August to November. This aligns with the birth of new ...

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Spending time at an inner Sydney park during swooping season gave the veteran star of stage and screen a great idea.

Credit: Ryan Newton/Getty Images Have you ever seen a sign in your local park that says, warning swooping magpies? Learn about the Australian Magpie, one of Australia’s most loved and feared birds.

The birds also have a reputation for being aggressive and swooping to protect their young and nesting areas. Although magpies in the UK don't swoop as much as their Australian counterparts ...