Friday,
5 September 2025
Look up, swooping season is here again

As the weather gets warmer and the days longer, we also start to see the occasional swooping bird.

Native birds enter their breeding season in spring, and some may get protective of their young.

Lachlan Clarke, manager statewide wildlife advisory services at the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) said swooping is a normal, temporary behaviour for native birds like magpies, ...

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