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• Alejandro Rios, 25, has become the target of a dive-bombing magpie who follows him as he rides his bike home from work.
Fox News reported that the Brisbane, Australia, resident first felt something hit his head more than a month ago.
"I ... thought a piece of fruit had fallen off a tree or someone had hit me," he said.
Rios' helmet and eyewear protect him from injury, but the bird is persistent.
Scientists say magpies remember faces and this one is likely protecting his young. "It's a bit of a friend and a bit of a nemesis," Rios said of his attacker. "I want to say it's my friend -- but it really, really hates me." [Fox News, 10/18/2023]