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A pair of vicious magpies who have been terrorising residents on a quiet suburban street for almost two years are now the targets of a 'licence-to-harm'.
Dozens of locals on leafy Johnston Crescent in Sydney's Lane Cove have been left with cuts and bruises after encounters with the native Australian birds.
The pesky magpies have even drawn blood after pecking furiously at the ears of passersby, and have also been known to attack young children.
Residents say the birds make contact rather than performing a warning swoop nearby, leading some to arm themselves with an umbrella shield when they leave the house.
Two aggressive magpies in Lane Cove, Sydney are set to be culled after more than two dozens residents have been injured in the last two years (file image)
Prue Sheehan said she was out walking in the neighbourhood when one of the rogue birds dived on her from behind.
'It hit me in the back of the head and I sort of was shocked - I looked at my hand and it was covered in blood. I ended up needing to get a tetanus shot and antibiotics,' she told The Daily Telegraph.
She said she's now afraid to take her kids to nearby Tantallon Oval.
'Young kids are getting hit close to their eyes,
