Experts say they do not swoop unprovoked. But they also say magpies can interpret simple gestures like running through their territory as a slight, and not only can they recognise individual faces ...

Wright was having coffee with friends at a Frankston cafe when she was attacked by a bird. Her case is one of a rising number ...

Magpies swoop intruders entering their territory — like dogs, cats, pedestrians and cyclists — to defend eggs and chicks in their nest. The swooping usually occurs within 100 metres of the ...

Magpies usually swoop up or down to perch. While monotypic, birds in the south average smaller and tend to show bare dark grayish skin below eye (similar in shape to the yellow skin on yellow ...

Recently-installed Magpies boss Gary Mills has swooped for the former Carlisle man who has found himself out of the first-team picture at Pride Park this term. The 25-year-old has made only six ...

You know, you might think they're jerks at this time of year because it is kind of confronting when they swoop here. It is a common thing globally, but the magpies and their swooping of people ...

Newcastle United have agreed a shock loan swoop for Manchester United's young ... However, Glenn Roeder's Magpies have now managed to convince Ferguson that Rossi's interests will be best served ...

They also urged residents to: - Avoid the area where magpies are nesting. - Walk quickly, but don't run Protect your head with an umbrella, hat or helmet (ice cream tubs also work) - Wear glasses ...

The Pies used the 'Trade Daily' segment on the club website to signal their intent to lure Howe to the Westpac Centre. Howe is understood to be keen on the Magpies and there is a chance young Pie Ben ...

Magpie-larks are known to swoop and can damage victim’s eyes.Credit: iStock It found that most attacks take place between May and July, prompting the researchers to call for swooping education ...

COLLINGWOOD'S forward line this season might have been unconventional, but its output was unprecedented. The Magpies' 'Swoop Squad' of medium-sized, matchwinning forwards was one of the catalysts for ...