Totally Over Magpies
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steve jobs' pancreas
Eats Squid
Have DOCs been around yet ?
Anyone from the 70s knows milk is the favourite drink of the magpie.
Nautonier
Eats Squid
Nice pics - jeez that thing looks evil!
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Coolest selfies ever. You should don't look like you mind that added Magpie attention either.
Nah I just trust my helmet and glasses Haha it nests straight across the road so it sees me come out of the shed with my bike then flys across and sits above my driveway waiting for me cruise out, been happening for 3 years now but it's only about 50 metres from house to single track so if I'm in the mood sprint it only gets a swoop or two
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thatsnotme
Likes Dirt
Ever thought about feeding them? Apparently they're pretty good a recognising different people, so becoming 'that awesome dude who gives us food' could be to your benefit.
Nautonier
Eats Squid
If you had that thing eating out of your hand, it would be hard not to lower yourself to thoughts of revenge.
Has anyone ever tried using a drone to swoop Magpies? I'd love to see some footage of a Magpie in full attack mode being surprised from above.
Nambra
Definitely should have gone to specsavers
Some magpies hate particular colours, or will attack dogs, or things on wheels but let pedestrians go by, or attack the same individual year in your out. I subscribe to the feeding theory too, although it can get a bit crazy. I had about 3 generations of a magpie family camping on the front lawn of my old house waiting to be fed each day, squabbling among themselves over the scraps - perhaps 10 birds in total, and comfortable enough with us to eat out of your hand. The kids loved it and we never had any grief with them when breeding season was on.
But then you get the angry birds in places like parks and sporting fields that just want to tear your ears off...
Nautonier
Eats Squid
Absolutely hilarious, magpie made sure the drone was taken out completely! I wonder if some more skilful piloting could bring on an epic battle in the sky?
Flow-Rider
Burner
What is it with these fuckers this year, I take the MTB commuter out and get swooped by 4 different birds. :bolt:
Art Vanderlay
Hourly daily
They're doing the same thing as last year
Flow-Rider
Burner
I wish they would go back to their original home, never seen one on that route in the past 3 years. Aggressive little buggers too.
Lazmo
Old and hopeless
You're in Collingwood then?
On the way to cruise along the Darebin trails and the other half and I got attacked by a nasty maggie. 7 or so attacks and a lot of pecks to the helmet / ears, chased us for a long way too.
Not sure if it's been mentioned but this site is handy.
https://www.magpiealert.com/
Jerks.
Not sure if it's been mentioned but this site is handy.
https://www.magpiealert.com/
Jerks.