Students Ellie Palmer and Sarah Ryan are victims of swooping magpies

By Nadine Morton
Updated September 18 2014 - 6:47am, first published 4:00am
TERRIFIED: Students Ellie Palmer, 8, and Sarah Ryan, 9, say they are scared to ride their bikes to school after numerous attacks by a swooping magpie. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK  091514cmaggies1
TERRIFIED: Students Ellie Palmer, 8, and Sarah Ryan, 9, say they are scared to ride their bikes to school after numerous attacks by a swooping magpie. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 091514cmaggies1

A SIMPLE bike ride to school should be filled with pleasure, but for Ellie Palmer, 8, a recent ride was a terrifying experience.

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