Experts estimate the wildfires currently burning through southern Australia have killed over half a billion animal Australian magpies, a species unrelated to the other magpies found throughout the ...

Specialized "PieProof" helmets that protect ears and faces have also become popular during swooping season. Media reports have cited injuries, event cancellations due to swooping-risks and accidents ...

She's free to fly but always returns to the home of the family who rescued her. Penguin, the magpie pictured here, is considered family by Cameron Bloom, his wife and sons. Cameron Bloom Photography & ...

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 ...

An elderly Australian man was killed Sunday after he crashed into a fence while riding his bike — with the fatal collision reportedly a result of his efforts to avoid a swooping magpie. The man was ...

When Dominique Potvin and her team set out to test a new technology for tracking birds, they didn’t think they were entering into an interspecies game of one-upmanship. Instead, Potvin, an animal ...

Tens of thousands of Australians have signed a petition calling for wildlife officials to give back Molly the magpie, one half of a dog-and-bird duo made famous on Instagram. Molly was seized from a ...

Cyclist Rhys Newell was just out for a ride in northern New South Wales when he suddenly felt something clawing at his face. Checking his cheek, he felt a small wound — he'd been swooped. "Usually, ...