Totally Over Magpies

[nzhumpy]

i hope the magpies are not protected.

I'm pretty sure they are here, in NZ they usually get the same treatment as possums.


Thankfully those PITA noisy miners haven't been introduced, those fuckers would decimate the locals, bastards would probably even go a moa if they ever happened to cross paths.

 

[mark22]

We have a big family of noisy miners in the park across the road. They will gang up on anything - magpies, ibises, parrots, dogs, cats. Our cat gets harassed by a bunch of them if he dares to sit in the front yard.

There is a smallish grey/black magpie looking bird that goes me on the first climb of my local ride. If you don't keep eye contact then he goes for your ears. He gives me about 4 dives over a 40m distance. A bird of courage.

Probably a Pied Bucher bird ( they have lovely call) and seem to like chewing ears.

 

[Mr Crudley]

Probably a Pied Bucher bird ( they have lovely call) and seem to like chewing ears.

You have got it. That looks to be the one. I've only heard beak snapping so far
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_...d_-[I]Male[/I](Cracticus_nigrogularis)_03.JPG

 

[Scotty T]

I've gotten used to waving one arm above my head as I ride past the known maggies that swoop me. Haven't been hit once when I spot them first and get the arm up, they keep their distance from the swinging arm.

 

[leitch]

I've gotten used to waving one arm above my head as I ride past the known maggies that swoop me. Haven't been hit once when I spot them first and get the arm up, they keep their distance from the swinging arm.

Fair enough, I wouldn’t want to be seen near you either.

“Who? That guy? I thought he was your mate!”

 

[Oddjob]

I've been using the googly eyes on the back of the helmet. It seems to have kept the maggies away.

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[ozzybmx]

I've gotten used to waving one arm above my head as I ride past the known maggies that swoop me.

Adelaides finest "The Brighton Butcher" would have taken your arm off as well as your ear lobe

 

[Kerplunk]

We have a big family of noisy miners in the park across the road. They will gang up on anything - magpies, ibises, parrots, dogs, cats. Our cat gets harassed by a bunch of them if he dares to sit in the front yard.
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We have a lot of wattlebirds around us and they are even more aggressive than the noisy miners.. They have basically driven out most other birds and even hassle the Carrawongs. And to add insult to injury their call is fking disgusting and annoying at 4am...
Noisy miners visit occasionally usually having a brawl with another bird, but the wattlebirds just swoop in and smash them..

 

[Mr Crudley]

We have a lot of wattlebirds around us and they are even more aggressive than the noisy miners.. They have basically driven out most other birds and even hassle the Carrawongs. And to add insult to injury their call is fking disgusting and annoying at 4am...
Noisy miners visit occasionally usually having a brawl with another bird, but the wattlebirds just swoop in and smash them..

Native birds are bit nuts. It is tough neighbourhood I guess. Glad we don't have wattlebirds hanging around.
The Ibis seems to be the coolest customer and doesn't care about anything except lunch.

 

[Calvin27]

Man eating lunch at park bench suffers extreme eye damage in magpie attack

Businessman James Glindemann sat down at a park bench to eat his lunch and started talking to a magpie "because I like them" — but the bird had other ideas.

www.abc.net.au

I'd be returning to the site with a shotgun

 

[ForkinGreat]

Man eating lunch at park bench suffers extreme eye damage in magpie attack

Businessman James Glindemann sat down at a park bench to eat his lunch and started talking to a magpie "because I like them" — but the bird had other ideas.

www.abc.net.au

I'd be returning to the site with a shotgun

that seems like a case for killing a problem magpie. I try to talk to all the local ones near home, and they aren't an issue, however That behaviour in injuring the man cannot be allowed to normalize.

 

[The Duckmeister]

Lets just cull everything we dont like...

Starting with people.

 

[Flow-Rider]

Magpies are the best bug spray ever.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=701060397190612

 

[Flow-Rider]

Don't fuck with me, human, that's one agro bird.

 

[teK--]

Magpies are the best bug spray ever.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=701060397190612

That would be a solid meal!!

 

[Isildur]

Don't fuck with me, human, that's one agro bird.

Holy shit, that would be terrifying while on the bike!!

 

[Labcanary]

That would be a solid meal!!

I watched a chook eat a huge huntsman years ago, she looked like she was slurping up spaghetti noodles.
The Magpie will need a nap after that treat.

The mini copilot and I witnessed a couple of walkers get swooped by a maggie yesterday. Lucky it was a half-hearted warning swoop and lucky it didn't go for us.

 

[Labcanary]

Got proper swooped by a magpie with the little guy on the bike today. We don't normally ride this area but decided to take a short cut. It followed us for about 50m and went for my helmet 4-5 times.
Thank fuck for front mounted bike seats, as I was able to cover my son. He was pretty upset at having his head squashed into the weeride crash pad and hearing his Mum swearing profusely at a bird though.

 

[beeb]

Got proper swooped by a magpie with the little guy on the bike today. We don't normally ride this area but decided to take a short cut. It followed us for about 50m and went for my helmet 4-5 times.
Thank fuck for front mounted bike seats, as I was able to cover my son. He was pretty upset at having his head squashed into the weeride crash pad and hearing his Mum sweating profusely at a bird though.

I also sweat profusely when riding, bird or not.

 

[Labcanary]

I also sweat profusely when riding, bird or not.

Lol, that too!