Magpie attacks herald start of Sunraysia swooping season

AS Sunraysia embraces the first rays of spring sunshine, residents also need to be on the lookout for another, less welcome arrival. Magpies traditionally become “highly aggressive” during breeding season, from late August to mid-October, swooping passers-by. Attacks begin as the eggs hatch, increase in frequency and severity as the chicks grow, and tail off […]