Good ole magpie season.

[Santaria]

Just a heads up that magpie season has started. Little bastards. Got swooped on the way to work this morning. 2 more months of walking past the spot or detouring an extra kilometre for me.

Fancy making such an annoying bird protected.

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[wobblysauce]

I hear hardhats are back in fashion.

[Enforcer-J]

It started mid june in my area...

I was swooped by no fewer than 6 magpies on a 35km mtb ride around the recreation parks in the foothills. The most viscious lives in a tree in my front yard :/

The silent maggies are the ones I hate, scare the crap out of me!

[Scottie]

yeah I've been swooped... thankfully it was on my bike. They don't like my red helmet, but kudos if they get through that!

[wobblysauce]

Sounds like you need some googly eyes.

[CLP]

if you're in Adelaide, here's the magpie map :
http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/adelaid ... yclist-map" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


last year i was swooped by a few on the trail up to cudlee creek. little bastards watched me heading up there without budging.. but when i'm flying back down they all ganged up on me..

[Enforcer-J]

Thanks for the link!

The one between the xc carpark and the top of the downhill trails at cudlee creek is the most viscious bird ive ever encountered!

[Enforcer-J]

Is it just me or are cyclists a bigger target for maggies than walkers?

What about other swoopers? Those smaller grey birds with yellow beaks are pretty agro, and they keep at you for longer too, sometimes they gang up aswell and today I was swooped by Lorikeets! Lol

[CLP]

Thanks for the link!

The one between the xc carpark and the top of the downhill trails at cudlee creek is the most viscious bird ive ever encountered!

the ones i had issues with were on Stone Hut Road.. probably would have been ok on the MTB, but i was already struggling to come down there on my CX bike that day.. and they were taking turns to swoop me.

[CLP]

The grey birds with yellow beaks are butcherbirds.

They are mostly bluff, a lot of noise and a few swoops, but they are tribal things and one need only screech its warning call and then 50 more turn up from nowhere.

Get an ornamental full size dog or cat and stick it out in your yard. Those things will screech at it and carry on for hours! Then sit back and enjoy your evil plan working.

more likely a Miner Bird.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noisy_Miner" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
very common around adelaide .. we had a few swooping us today on a bush walk.

[w00dsy]

Has anyone tried eyes on their helmet? The magpie I normally get swooped by has started biting ears.

[pogo]

I've had lots of experience with them working as a postie.

You can attach whatever you like - eyes, zippy ties, a propeller. They're very clever though; they'll be cautious a few times until they work it out, and then they're back at it.

They know to attack posties on the right hand side because it's the throttle hand, and that much harder to score a well timed backhand to the beak...

Bastards.

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[DexterPunk]

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[Enforcer-J]

Yeah it was the Miner birds I was talking about. Ive managed to work my 15km commute around magpies without heading into too much traffic or into snake territory..... although its the maggies I fear the most, so if I have to I will!

Nothing I have ever tried to deter the bastards has ever worked.... anyone who says they have is a liar! its just easier to avoid!