In short: Brisbane City Council says it received 2,490 reports of swooping birds between 2021 and 2023, and relocated 46 birds over the same period. Urban ecologist Darryl Jones from Griffith ...

But with spring comes a whole new danger – one with feathers and a vengeance. Magpies are the usual swooping suspects. Picture: Tertius Pickard Birds are getting ready to protect their homes and young ...

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 ...

"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 ...

The intelligent creatures remember individual facial features and stop swooping those who enter their territory regularly. However, Covid-19 masks make it difficult for a magpie to learn a person’s ...

Swooping outside the studio. Photo credit: WILK. Hiatus Kaiyote side project Swooping (formerly known as Swooping Duck) have released a collection of improvised music on Bandcamp today (March 20), ...

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The school warns of "a very protective seagull" dive-bombing "anyone who goes anywhere near its baby".