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 ...

Researchers in Queensland fitted five Australian magpies with tiny GPS trackers, hoping to map their movements and understand ...

Have you ever been woken up or kept awake by a particularly chirpy bird outside your window, even though the Sun is down? Bright city lights may be to blame, according to a new study published in the ...

The Australian magpie has swooped to victory as the most common bird sighted throughout Australia’s backyards, parks and neighbourhoods. More than 64,000 Australians took part in the 2025 Aussie Bird ...

If you live in Australia or New Zealand, the coming of spring is a mixed blessing. The days get warmer. Flowers bloom. Birds nest. It's this last change which can be a problem. Nesting makes male ...

For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the 1860s, magpies are known for their territorial dive-bombing during the ...

Birds in Australia have outsmarted the scientists hoping to study them. The birds, known as Australian magpies, were fitted with GPS tracking harnesses. DOMINIQUE POTVIN: We fit the harnesses on. They ...

Magpie swooping season is upon us folks, which means trying to dodge those feisty beasts becomes a competitive sport. We know all the tips; don’t make eye contact, keep walking and don’t stop, wear ...

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 ...