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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Statistics for the 2025 breeding season show almost two in three attacks are on cyclists. But there are measures to avoid their wrath Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ...

Aggressive magpies have launched more than 100 swooping attacks on unsuspecting South Australians. See where the hot spots are here. There have been at least eight people injured by swooping magpies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If it’s swooping season in Australia, cyclists can sometimes find a whole other reason to have a helmet on: to stop pesky pecking ...

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 ...