'Terrifying' sign Aussie spring is here

“Man, that brings back memories of running to the school bus with my bag on my head."

We love spring. Well, most of it.

It’s a time for warmer weather, longer days, blossoming plants, baby animals. 

It’s also time for those little black-and-white Aussie ‘terrorists’ who love to swoop first and ask questions later, putting even the bravest of us into fits of panic.

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Yes, that’s right, magpies are already out in full force to protect their babies during nesting season.

One of the first victims of the spring was a cyclist from the Blue Mountains who captured the moment a magpie repeatedly swooped into her helmet during a bike ride.

"Oh my god this magpie is actually so funny... here he comes," she said in a now-viral video. "What a little s**t."

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"I melt down like a small child"

People praised the woman for how calm she was during the sustained ‘attack’.

“You’re so calm! I melt down like a small child,” one person laughed.

“I love that you’re so tolerant and understanding,” another person wrote. “Love those maggies, they’re just looking after their fam.”

“This is why I stay inside from now until January,” another person wrote.

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Other people seemed to experience some form of remembered ‘trauma’ from watching the video.

“Man, that brings back memories of running to the school bus with my bag on my head,” one woman wrote.

“The magpie on the street between my kids’ kinder and the cafe I go to for coffee hates me,” another person wrote. “It’s already started swooping me.”

“The real sign of spring,” another person wrote.

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Cover your face and protect your eyes

Yahoo News reports the territorial birds will swoop between August and November every year to protect their nests and young.

However, magpies are also very intelligent birds who are believed to be able to recognise up to 100 faces, so you can minimise your chances of being swooped if you familiarise yourself with your local magpies throughout the year.

Experts say the best way to protect yourself from a swooping magpie is to cover your face while outdoors by wearing sunglasses and a cap.

Originally published as 'Terrifying' sign Aussie spring is here