Australia has a brand-new chapter to add to its book of wild magpie swooping encounters.

Gabrielle Fracalossi, 28, was grabbing groceries from her car in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon when she was accosted by a protective bird.

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During the showdown, in the driveway of her Maidstone property, the black and white bird landed on her several times before she sprinted away.

She even tried to wave it off with a hooded jumper, her security camera showed, before she found safety in her car, feathers well and truly ruffled.

“It was pecking at my car window for 30 minutes,” the optometrist told 7NEWS.com.au.

“I called a wildlife service but they said they couldn’t come out and help because the animal wasn’t injured.

“I

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