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Magpie nesting season is in full swing and wildlife experts want walkers and cyclists to know how best to respond to swooping ...
Australians are well accustomed to swooping birds - there are plovers, noisy miners and even the kookaburra. But magpies are considered the ultimate "swoopy boy" and few people are without a story.
One of the other more commonly known swooping birds in Australia is the masked lapwing or plover. Dr McDonald said lapwings and other ground-nesting birds would fake injury to draw attention to ...
With winter’s cold conditions fading further away, there’s no better time to get out and about in the sunshine, whether it be a walk or a run around the block, or exploring a local park.
As we roll into September, we also find ourselves in peak magpie swooping season. So what is there to do about a bird that can remember what you look like?
An Aussie influencer has captured the horrifying moment a swooping bird attacked her, forcing its entire beak into her eye as she was filming her “hot girl walk”.. Sarah Jade, who said she is ...
A bird expert has declared there’s only “one foolproof way” to avoid being attacked by Australia’s infamous spring swooper. Birdlife Australia national public affairs manager Sean Dooley ...
Since the 2021 review of council’s management plan for swooping birds, independent experts have removed 16 highly aggressive birds, including 11 magpies and five butcherbirds.
Australians are well accustomed to swooping birds - there are plovers, noisy miners and even the kookaburra. But magpies are considered the ultimate "swoopy boy" and few people are without a story.
Don't run. Travel in groups. Carry an umbrella and wear sunglasses on the back of your head. These are some of the ominous warnings issued in Australia each spring, as magpies and humans begin ...