Susan60, 8 months ago

@timrichards Were actually being swooped more by noisy mynahs.

frogglin, 8 months ago

@timrichards I haven't been swooped yet but I've been escorted away. Basically a magpie following me closely to make sure I don't get up to any nonsense.

timrichards, 8 months ago

@frogglin Quite right too

lucas, 8 months ago

@timrichards one of the staff at work is a runner. she reported a personal-best final (12th) kilometer the other week, it's definitely swooping season haha

engagedpractx, 8 months ago

@timrichards I have never been swooped by a magpie IN MY LIFE. I attribute this to my habit of walking everywhere and saying hi to every magpie I meet.

stufromoz, 8 months ago

@timrichards the magpies have started in Sydney

iskandarv, 8 months ago

@timrichards Looks like it. Lots of sites marked on here for 2023 already. Thankfully not happened to me yet this season. https://www.magpiealert.com/

timrichards, 8 months ago

For those outside Australia, this is what Swooping Season is all about: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/magpie-swooping-season-is-here-why-do-they-attack-humans-and-how-to-avoid-them/xe7xmoshj

#SwoopingSeason #Australia

timrichards, 8 months ago

There's even a Swooping Season map! https://www.magpiealert.com

#SwoopingSeason #Australia

Dogzilla, 8 months ago

@timrichards I had no idea about this - I’m intrigued, somewhat amused, and reminded again of how everything in Australia seems to hate humans

timrichards, 8 months ago

@Dogzilla well people overstate that, the koalas are nice

Dogzilla, 8 months ago

@timrichards @Dogzilla Fair enough: almost everything

SueBursztynski, 8 months ago

@timrichards my old school, Sunshine College definitely had a swooping season. The Otincipal would warn everyone to stay out of the car park during the day.

scibidoo, 8 months ago

@timrichards We've been talking to them every day so they know we are safe to have around.