When birds attack

[TheRealPoMo]

Dislike magpies; song or not.
Much prefer these guys.
Wild King Parrot.

 

[urastus]

but wait, there's more!

 

[Flyfisha]

Anyone who has not been out riding lately will soon realise its swooping season again.
Having had blood drawn a few times from my ears and read of a guy in Mildura losing an eye it’s no joking matter. Be careful riding fast and give these birds what they want. They want you out of their territory.

 

[Lightme]

I got swooped twice today. It still sucks as much as it did when I was 10.

 

[urastus]

I got swooped twice today. It still sucks as much as it did when I was 10.

You know you can stick your arm up when you hear them coming. Straight up; it works. Don't stress over it or blow lots of energy, just put your arm up before they get to you. It doesn't have to be vigorous - they don't want to fly into your arm

 

[iXi]

Disregard dementia kicking in

 

[urastus]

"Taken with a rear facing camera on a bike helmet" from a photo by Monique Newton.

There's this thing going around about how the magpie's beak looks like the head of a seagull - can you see it?

 

[urastus]

He looks angry.

It's actually a strange photo - I questioned it as soon as I saw it. For example, this is a wide angle camera where everything generally looks further away than it is, which suggests that this magpie is practically on the person. At this point the maggie would have it's wings flared out and tilted back to bring it's talons to the front! Instead it is in the glide part of it's wing beat. So I wouldn't be surprised if it's bs.

 

[maynard]

He is just getting speed for impact . I'm more scared of cars than fluffy chickens .

 

[maynard]

Some punk through a bottle at me from a car going around 80kmh the other day . He missed . ?.

 

[urastus]

a tiny detour off topic

 

[Expidia]

The Bill Cosby helmet posted earlier was certainly very scary
But that Magpie bird strike scared the Bejesus out of me, so I decided to take extreme action with the Mortal Enemy of birds . . .
Now I just have to watch out for the low bridges and branches.

 

[Nicho]

The Bill Cosby helmet posted earlier was certainly very scary
But that Magpie bird strike scared the Bejesus out of me, so I decided to take extreme action with the Mortal Enemy of birds . . .
Now I just have to watch out for the low bridges and branches.

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[Expidia]

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Hahaha good one!

 

[TheRealPoMo]

It's about to start here again. Was thinking of getting an over ear model but didn't. I'll just do the short, stout, sharp cable tie echidna (porcupine, hedgehog) trick again. Shame if one became impaled on my countermeasures...

 

[urastus]

It's about to start here again. Was thinking of getting an over ear model but didn't. I'll just do the short, stout, sharp cable tie echidna (porcupine, hedgehog) trick again. Shame if one became impaled on my countermeasures...

cable ties work because the magpies don't want to fly into them. They really seem the easiest and least bother for riding, weight etc too. In an emergency you can undo them and use them for something else.

 

[urastus]

Just be thankful emus can't fly

Just a little something

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[Tim1023]

Just be thankful emus can't fly

Just a little something

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Be thankful you're not riding in South America a few million years ago!