Carry an open umbrella above your head. Wear sunglasses and a broad-brimmed hat. If you ride a bike, walk it through magpie territory or have a flag on the back of the bike that is higher than your head. Do not act aggressively. If you wave your arms about or shout, the magpies will see you as a threat to the nest - and not just this year.. Magpies aren't inherently aggressive, just protective, according to a guide to surviving swooping season from the Australian National University. "We think only 10 per cent of the population will actually swoop," Cleary told Sunrise. However, they can cause some damage if they do swoop, with many terrifying experiences detailed on Magpie.
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Changing your route is considered the best way to avoid being swooped, with magpies only likely to protect an area within 100 metres of their nests. But there are other tactics. The experts.. Male magpies may swoop those who intrude on the nesting site during the vulnerable incubation period. Image adapted from: Donald Hobern/Flickr; CC BY 2.0 "Breeding magpies are the high achievers of magpie society," says Kaplan. "They have survived years of hardship, fought hard to get a territory and have been able to find a partner."
