FireWire400@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoI've moved to Australia; land of the deadly magpieslemmy.worldimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down11
arrow-up1205arrow-down1imageI've moved to Australia; land of the deadly magpieslemmy.worldFireWire400@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days ago report a swooping bird incident Not sure why, but that’s funny. Are they really that aggressive even without protecting their young/eggs? Because that I have experienced many times (Northern Europe, all sorts of birds).
minus-squareCypher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 days ago even without protecting their young/eggs? No, the swooping is to protect their young. Because that I have experienced many times You have not experienced swooping by an Australian Magpie
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoThe magpie is trying to kill you. Not scare you.
Not sure why, but that’s funny.
Are they really that aggressive even without protecting their young/eggs? Because that I have experienced many times (Northern Europe, all sorts of birds).
No, the swooping is to protect their young.
You have not experienced swooping by an Australian Magpie
The magpie is trying to kill you. Not scare you.