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 ...

It's spring, which means magpie swooping season is upon us again. It's easy to forget after the quiet calm of winter, until you're walking through the park and get accosted by a flurry of feathers.

"Come outside any time at all if you want an ass kicking." — Australian magpies, probably Credit: Fairfax Media via Getty Images Australia has a reputation for terrifying, deadly animals, from brown ...

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 ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Australia’s “angriest bird”, a magpie living along the Woden Valley cycle paths in Canberra, injured ...