⁍ A magpie swooped an Australian reporter in the face on Monday, moments before the journalist went live on air for the evening bulletin.
⁍ Nine Network reporter, Brett McLeod, was preparing for his live cross outdoors when the crow-like bird dived at his face.
⁍ The black-and-white Australian magpie, not related to the European magpies famous for taking glittering treasures for their nests, tend to attack anyone who comes close to their suburban nests.
– If you’re going to get attacked by a bird, you might as well do it while you’re live on TV. That’s what happened to Brett McLeod, a reporter for Australia’s Nine Network, when a black-and-white Australian magpie swooped at his face as he prepared to report live on a local news program, Reuters reports. McLeod quickly regained his composure and reported the story as scheduled.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-reporter-magpie/magpie-swoops-australian-reporter-moments-before-he-goes-on-air-idUSKBN27C0AW