“And then, this hawk was swooping down clawing at my arm over and over ... and hung onto her because this was a panicked, injured animal,” Hughes told Insider. “Then the bird swept down ...

“He was swooping down and trying to grab him by his tail ... Masicampo — a long-time fly fisher — has had many rare animal sightings over the decades, but never one quite like this.

These iconic black and white birds, native to Australia, are generally charming songbirds, but during breeding season, become fierce defenders of their nests, swooping down on any perceived threat ...

Those living near the birds can also try to befriend the animals. Over 80% of nesting magpies live near humans, which means swooping magpies are much rarer than they could be, Kaplan said in a ...

With swooping season under way ... in their neighbourhoods a lot more than usual … (That is) settling back down to normal now,” he said.

Territorial hawks that have nested in a Texas neighborhood are attacking its residents. Experts say the birds are in their nesting season and are guarding their babies. As a result, the postal ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A “committee” of Cape vultures is swooping into the Los Angeles ... will have the chance to catch a glimpse of the animals known as nature’s “clean-up crew” as ...

Historically, magpies targeted animals like ... is by slowing down. "If you’re a cyclist, if you stop riding and you get off your bike and walk through, they will stop swooping you," Professor ...

Show more Most Australians only notice magpies once a year, during ‘swooping season ... Blair hears from Gisela Kaplan - a Professor of Animal Behaviour who’s spent over 25 years ...