An elderly Australian man was killed Sunday after he crashed into a fence while riding his bike — with the fatal collision reportedly a result of his efforts to avoid a swooping magpie.

A cyclist died in Australia on Sunday after being startled by a swooping magpie, a native Australian bird that gets aggressive in the spring around breeding season. The 76-year-old man was riding ...

It's nesting season in Australia and people are on high alert for vicious swooping Australian magpies. The much-loved songbird is loathed for its tendancy to divebomb cyclists, pedestrians, and ...

Don't run. Travel in groups. Carry an umbrella and wear sunglasses on the back of your head. These are some of the ominous warnings issued in Australia each spring, as magpies and humans begin ...

Australian photographer Karen Parr posted wedding photos. She was taking shots of a happy couple on a bridge when they were repeatedly dive-bombed by a magpie. Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep with ...

Even streaming inside in Australia doesn’t guarantee you’re safe from an old fashioned swooping. ... the 28-year-old Australian got interrupted by a cheeky magpie who flew in from a side door.

A 76-year-old cyclist died in Australia after being startled by a swooping magpie, according to CNN affiliate Seven News.