Originally Posted by
Camel
It would be pretty scary to get attacked, especially if you had no idea it was coming.
It is ... and our magpies are reasonably large birds. Most of them swoop down and fly just above our heads, centimeters above our helmets, and they snap their beaks with a loud cracking sound. But some of them nail us on the helmet, neck, side of the face, etc.. They can dislodge a helmet and can draw blood.