At Ballina, in the far north of NSW, five magpies were destroyed during the nesting season. Last year four birds were shot in the same location.
The power is used only as an absolute last resort if public safety is at risk, said bird co-ordinator Melanie Barsony, from the wildlife rescue organisation WIRES.
Postal workers are very vulnerable to magpie wrath in nesting season. Last year the corner of Cherry St and Bentnick St in Ballina was a dangerous place for a postman.
Each day a magpie would wait at the corner for him to appear, then stalk him for several blocks.
"It would approach him from the front," Ms Barsony added. "Normally they come from behind. The bird was actually going for his eyes."
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lol, we just feed em where i live. never had any problem at all with being swooped in 8 years. you are either friend or foe, feed em and you have diplomatic immunity. they are smart birds who dont attack the hand that feeds them.
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