Magpie season is starting up again earlier than usual - and it could be due to climate change.
Behavioural ecologist Darryl Jones says ‘warmer winters and rising temperatures across Australia is likely causing magpies to nest earlier’. As magpies typically nest in the warmer months, the rise is temperate could lengthen yearly swooping seasons.
South Australia's Department for Environment suggests staying calm and moving quickly to avoid being swooped in these coming months.