Australia is packed full of dangerous animals, insects and birds determined to kill you, but no one is in more danger during magpie mating season than cyclists and bikers. That’s when magpies become ...

(CNN) — An Australian family is mourning the loss of a five-month-old girl who died after her mother tried to protect her from a swooping magpie. Baby Mia was in her mother’s arms when a magpie ...

Flowers are blooming, the weather is finally warming up… and magpies are swooping. So far this September, we’ve seen videos go viral of people getting swooped straight out of their cars, chased on a ...

What attracts magpies to swoop? Australian magpies are territorial and will defend the area around their nests from anything (or anyone) they perceive as a threat. According to the Australian Museum, ...