Could just be that you were new to the area. I walk everywhere so the magpies see me all year round, and by the time it's swooping season they know I'm not a th

Could just be that you were new to the area. I walk everywhere so the magpies see me all year round, and by the time it's swooping season they know I'm not a threat. I only get swooped when I take a different path to normal and come across an unfamiliar family.