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 their ...

Wildlife experts share magpie 'swooping avoidance strategies' Magpies will start by 'carolling' and clapping their beak before swooping READ MORE: More than a dozen magpies confront a bike rider as ...

"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 ...

LATROBE Valley residents are once again being urged to take care outdoors, with swooping season underway across the region.

Geoff Maslen was riding his bike to the gym on a beautiful spring day in Melbourne, Australia when he started to feel something pinging off the back of his helmet. At first, he was confused by the ...

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 ...

An elderly Australian man was killed Sunday after he crashed into a fence while riding his bike — with the fatal collision reportedly a result of his efforts to avoid a swooping magpie. The man was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last month in Brisbane, Australia, a swooping magpie led to the tragic death of 5-month-old baby Mia. Now, the city council has come forward with plans to promptly remove aggressive birds from ...

A cyclist died in Australia on Sunday after being startled by a swooping magpie, a native Australian bird that gets aggressive in the spring around breeding season. The 76-year-old man was riding his ...