Sam Moodie, 12, was walking from home from school in Australind in Western Australia 's south-west when she was swooped ...

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 ...

Spring has sprung across the country - and while most Aussies are celebrating the end of winter, the seasonal change brings with it a new threat. More than 800 incidents have already been reported so ...

Between August and October, magpies are fiercely protecting their nests by swooping and pecking at those who come too close. In a bid to help Aussies avoid the dreaded attacks this year, Wildlife ...

A 12-year-old Western Australian girl is recovering from a serious eye injury after being swooped by a magpie on her way home ...

There have been at least eight people injured by swooping magpies in 2025 according to the website Magpie Alert, which tracks interactions with the territorial birds. Magpie swooping season is in full ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australia’s “angriest bird”, a magpie living along the Woden Valley cycle paths in Canberra, injured 15 people in 12 months, including a ...

If it’s swooping season in Australia, cyclists can sometimes find a whole other reason to have a helmet on: to stop pesky pecking magpies from doing some serious damage. That was the case for ...

We’re looking at 12 to 18 months and potentially seven or eight more surgeries to get most of her eyesight back — but there’s ...