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 ...

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 ...

Cyclists, runners and walkers, watch out. We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but magpie swooping season has begun. If your heart starts racing at the thought of being stabbed in the eye or pecked ...

A triathlete in northern New South Wales has shared a painful encounter with a swooping magpie, capturing the incident on video as the aggressive bird drew blood during his ride. Matthew Hauser, an ...

A “frightening” encounter with a dive-bombing magpie sparked a “eureka” moment for this British ex-pat.

Venturing outside is about to become an exercise in risk management for many Australians as magpie swooping season sets in on ...

Gabrielle Fracalossi, 28, was grabbing groceries from her car in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon when she was accosted by a protective bird. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The top tips to avoid being swooped ...

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 ...

LATROBE Valley residents are once again being urged to take care outdoors, with swooping season underway across the region. Magpies aren’t the only culprits. Plovers are also known to defend their ...