Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australians face an aerial assault from protective magpies this spring, with 887 swooping attacks already logged and dozens of ...

A magpie "monster" that had been terrorizing people in Sydney was shot down on the orders of neighborhood officials, much to the distress of animal rights activists. The Australian magpie was shot ...

(CNN) — An Australian family is mourning the loss of a five-month-old girl who died after her mother tried to protect her from a swooping magpie. Baby Mia was in her mother’s arms when a magpie ...

A triathlete in northern New South Wales has shared a painful encounter with a swooping magpie, capturing the incident on video as the aggressive bird drew blood during his ride. Matthew Hauser, an ...

Magpies are notoriously territorial during breeding season, which runs from late August through mid-October Magpie season in Australia has taken a fatal turn. A man has died after a magpie, which is a ...

There have been at least eight people injured by swooping magpies in 2025 according to the website Magpie Alert, which tracks interactions with the territorial birds. Magpie swooping season is in full ...

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 ...

Spring has sprung across the country - and while most Aussies are celebrating the end of winter, the seasonal change brings with it a new threat. More than 800 incidents have already been reported so ...