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 ...

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 man who was cycling in New South Wales, Australia, died after he crashed into a fence as he tried to avoid an aggressive magpie that was swooping on him. The unnamed man was riding his ...

On August 15, 2025, in Albury, Australia, @margal471 shared a video of a stubborn bird attacking a resident. In the video, the author is riding her bike when a magpie begins aggressively swooping at ...

Her mother was ducking to avoid the swooping bird, when she fell. A baby girl has been killed in a freak accident in Australia after her mother was attacked by a magpie. Police in Brisbane said the ...

Australia’s favourite animal duo has faced yet another hurdle after animal experts tried to separate the pair.

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 ...

An Australian family is mourning the loss of a five-month-old girl who died after her mother tried to protect her from a swooping magpie. Baby Mia was in her mother’s arms when a magpie swooped at ...