Shh, our show (magpie season) is on. 🤫 Australian Magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) are often maligned this time of year, but there are plenty of reasons to barrack for this Aussie icon. Despite often being labelled as 'aggressive', magpie swooping is not deliberately nasty behaviour. Magpies have one job, one desire, one purpose: keep their eggs safe. There is so much to admire about these clever, cheeky and charming songbirds. To mark the annual magpie breeding season, our friends at CSIRO Publish