An evil-eyed male magpie

Magpies cast fear into the hearts of Australians every spring, as they build nests on previously claimed land.

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September 13th 2014
“It is spring which means every time a raven flies overhead, despite having been here for two years I find myself ducking the "magpie swoop". People cite spiders and snakes as Australian's mortal enemies but they really don't understand the prolonged systematic torture of the magpie.” – Facebook quote, Aussie friend living in Seattle. Gladstone, QLD, Australia - September 2013. Spring. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gladstone

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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