Australians are well accustomed to swooping birds - there are plovers, noisy miners and even the kookaburra. But magpies are considered the ultimate "swoopy boy" and few people are without a story.

It's nesting season in Australia and people are on high alert for vicious swooping Australian magpies. The much-loved songbird is loathed for its tendancy to divebomb cyclists, pedestrians, and ...

With swooping season under way, Bird Life Australia national public affairs manager Sean Dooley revealed that he’d been swooped many times despite being a bird expert. “I’m out birdwatching ...

These iconic black and white birds, native to Australia, are generally charming songbirds, but during breeding season, become fierce defenders of their nests, swooping down on any perceived threat ...

When birds swoop, many are simply trying to protect their young to ensure they survive. Combined research from Charles Darwin and the Australian National Universities found three native bird ...

Riders are bracing for an unusual threat at the UCI Road World Championships in Australia this week — swooping magpies. Wollongong, a coastal city 80km south of Sydney that is hosting the eight-day ...

Australians are well accustomed to swooping birds - there are plovers, noisy miners and even the kookaburra. But magpies are considered the ultimate "swoopy boy" and few people are without a story.

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 ...