‘It’s a bit gamified, almost like Pokemon Go’: The tracking app preventing magpie attacks

Being swooped by a magpie is practically a rite of passage during nesting season. But a new app aims to change that.
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Australian magpies: Birds that attack, protect and play favourites

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Specialized "PieProof" helmets that protect ears and faces have also become popular during swooping season. Media reports have ...
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Security camera captures scary moment woman gets attacked by bird: 'One of the worst attacks'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Australia, the beginning of spring signals fresh flowers, longer days, and, unfortunately, magpie attacks. In a recent viral ...
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Bird attack leaves girl, 12, fighting to save her sight: ‘Straight to the eye’

A 12-year-old West Australian schoolgirl has been left with a devastating eye injury after being swooped by a magpie on her way home from school – an accident that will now see her face up to 18 ...
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Befriend a local magpie if you don’t want to get pecked

Reports of attacks have flooded into the monitoring website Magpie Alert, with a new spike expected as breeding season sets in. But University of New England emeritus Professor Gisela Kaplan, who has ...