James Vickers was left bloodied after he was swooped more than five separate times over a week by a magpie while cycling through Annerley in Brisbane's south side a few weeks ago.
"I was coming down Annerley Road in the early morning one day and it hit me from the side — it got me between near where my sideburns are on my right ear," Mr Vickers said.
"I got into work and noticed I had blood there.