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 ...

Cyclist Dies After Crashing Into a Fence While Trying to Avoid a Swooping Bird's Attack A website called Magpie Alert tracks aggressive magpies in Australia and notes that this year, there have ...

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 ...

Neil and Leann Tuffield's vineyard is situated in the hills behind the coastal town of Yallingup. The name ‘was inspired by a family of magpies who consider the property part of their territory'.

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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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 ...