Magpie swooping season approaches

NATURAL INSTINCT: Department for Environment and Water (DEW) principal ecologist Dr Karl Hillyard said althouth the magpie's swooping behaviour seemed malicious, it was only a natural instinct for them in order to protect their young during the upcoming breeding season. Picture: Laurie Boyle.

AS Spring draws closer, so does the breeding season of an iconic Australian bird, the magpie. While
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