Day: March 11, 2017

Yes they can be belligerent. Some individuals will attack people when nesting. I think we all would have noted that they often display aggression towards Australian Magpies (which ignore them). I suspect (obviously I can’t know) that they are reacting to a black & white bird that they see as a bigger version of themself … Read more

It’s not a good idea to start feeding Magpie-larks. Some years ago there was a tame pair of Magpie-larks frequenting the shopping centre mall at Noosa Heads in Qld and there were instances of them attacking people in the face, or the eyes. I too have had a “tame” bird that we used to feed … Read more