It’s not COVID, it’s not heat, it’s not end-of-season fatigue - swooping magpies are the biggest threat to pro cyclists taking part in the UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong. “Angry Birds” is ...

We’re only two months into the four-month magpie “swooping season” but already more than 600 Australians have been attacked and almost 70 have been injured. And ...

Tuesday afternoon it started. I was waiting across the street from the office, anticipating getting a lift home from my partner; just standing quietly, watching the cars go by, and the busy pedestrian ...

A young boy caught in the middle of magpie swooping season while riding on his scooter has faced his fear of the bird. The ...

What attracts magpies to swoop? Australian magpies are territorial and will defend the area around their nests from anything (or anyone) they perceive as a threat. According to the Australian Museum, ...

If it’s swooping season in Australia, cyclists can sometimes find a whole other reason to have a helmet on: to stop pesky pecking magpies from doing some serious damage. That was the case for ...

LATROBE Valley residents are once again being urged to take care outdoors, with swooping season underway across the region. Magpies aren’t the only culprits. Plovers are also known to defend their ...

It’s a scene being played out for walkers and cyclists in parks and reserves all over South Australia as magpie-swooping season – from August to October– returns in full flight. And while there might ...

Australia has a brand-new chapter to add to its book of wild magpie swooping encounters. Gabrielle Fracalossi, 28, was ...