How to avoid being swooped by a magpie | Blog

To:	"David McDonald (Personal)" <>
Subject:	How to avoid being swooped by a magpie \| Blog - NSW National Parks
From:	Anthony Overs via Canberrabirds <>
Date:	Sat, 10 Feb 2024 07:00:22 +0000

Thanks, David

A simple mistake from a person with no idea about birds?

I blame laziness. A media person with no clue googles magpie and comes up with the wrong species:

- This gem from a Sydney council: https://www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/native-animals/swooping-birds

- In Victoria: https://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/news-and-media/Heads_Up_Swooping_Season_has_Sprung

- Nine news, check the video at the 15 second mark: https://www.9news.com.au/national/magpie-swooping-season-begins-how-to-avoid-getting-attacked-this-spring/dce1404a-b34b-45b1-bf32-c89569e9fc1d

- The image below from the ACT Government's Health directorate, during covid

On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 at 16:49, David McDonald (Personal) <> wrote:

The NSW National Parks has a great website, mostly accurate I presume, but it may be that the person who selected the photo of the nesting magpie should have asked for someone to proofread their work before it went live:
https://blog.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/how-to-avoid-being-swooped-by-a-magpie/

David

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