Spring is in the air and with it comes swooping season for the infamous magpie birds. These iconic black and white birds, native to Australia, are generally charming songbirds, but during breeding ...

"I have asthma and I would be sprinting, having an asthma attack on the train, just to get away from this magpie. Australians are well accustomed to swooping birds - there are plovers, noisy ...

Griffith University magpie expert Darryl Jones told Canberra’s The Riot Act that magpies could step up their swooping and Canberra was a hub for the birds.