How Do You Keep Safe From Swooping Australian Magpies?
• Be vigilant. Pay attention to nesting areas of magpies. If you see magpie nesting activity occurring in an area where you walk or cycle, it is time to plot a new route for the nesting season. Magpies occur in both urban, country and rural settings, so don’t be complacent if you live in concreteville, you are just as likely to have gum trees in your area that attract nesting magpies. • Inform others. Tell the local council of magpie nesting in your area. This will permit the council to leave warning notices out that will alert everyone in the area to take care. In the meantime, make your own temporary sign to help alert others. • Never harass magpies. A magpie who has experienced harassment will cease to trust humans. Do not throw rocks or other projectiles at a nest, do not climb a tree and try to remove magpie chicks from the nest and do not provoke the magpies in any way, such as swinging clothes around in the air near them or similar fast-moving and threatening actions. Remember t
