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Sometimes it's worth picking up a long stick and pointing it above your head. Then they think twice about swooping you and taking skin off your head. They can be bully birds, but boy can they sing! They have delightful melodies. Except the babies which carry on, demanding to be fed constantly. I do like Magpies though. They are just protecting their nests and babies in swooping season.Nah, roos might terrify a few timid tourists but they take one look at me and they know in their hearts that I'm thinking of what they taste like. What most Aussies are afraid of is our magpies. No, they're not related to the European Magpie, they're actually a relative of the crow.
What most people don't understand about magpies is that they're pretty good judges of character, and if they decide they don't like you they will remember your face. They can be very nasty, or they can be nice. You get what you give.