Screaming boy on Shellharbour Rd the face of Australia's swooping season

Angela Thompson
September 30 2020 - 7:30am
A scene from Wayne Sherwood's now-viral video shows his son being fended off by a magpie.
A scene from Wayne Sherwood's now-viral video shows his son being fended off by a magpie.

A boy screaming in terror as a magpie pursues him at Lake Illawarra near Wollongong, NSW, has become the face of Australia's springtime.

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Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson

Journalist

Proudly Illawarra Mercury since 2008; these days covering crime and justice issues. UOW alum. Thrilled by the chase and sobered by some of the things I see and hear when I stand still - sometimes in the same day. ang.thompson@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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