1st Magpie Attack of the season

1st Magpie of the season :-)   Riding North up Blewett Springs Road.  Just past Ronald Road and about 400 metres before you get to Chapel Hill Road.  3 times he dived me (slow up hill) and he sits on the power lines.  Yep he marked my helmet and he attacks from the rear left.

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Permalink Reply by Jilden on July 20, 2012 at 20:54

Magpies are great, sociable and intelligent birds. Like with humans, some are bogans. Get to know your local maggie clan and they'll hang around all day waiting for treats. I like to have them around, they keep the pests down.

Hey, there's an idea, how about tying a slice of bread to your helmet, then when Maggie attacks, it gets a snack and thinks you're OK???

Permalink Reply by Frank on July 20, 2012 at 22:30
We had a pair near our old place at upper sturt that was very friendly.

Dogs didn't like them but I did!


Good point jilden!
Permalink Reply by Pete Roberts on July 20, 2012 at 22:37

Like your thinking jilden ( NOT )    ;)

Permalink Reply by heather on July 20, 2012 at 19:59

I read that magpies do not attack if they know you and have not mistreated them. Explains why no swooping on the farm, but swooping in the city where so many unfamiliar people.

Permalink Reply by Tim B on July 20, 2012 at 20:21
You'd think the Magpies that live along roads like Norton Summit would be used to 1000's of cyclists riding by for 10 months of the year that they wouldnt feel threatened by them during nesting season, but, they do......!
Permalink Reply by Ben Del Fabbro on July 21, 2012 at 12:07
I've always wondered are magpies getting stupider as every year passes. In all the years of a magpie being alive, has it ever seen a cyclist on their bike ride up a tree. I think not. On Sunday I'm doing an audax ride which is going through what I call magpie alley (kersbrook to Williamstown) so will be interested to see if they've also caught onto the start of the swooping season. Cheers for the heads up though
Permalink Reply by Just another psycho-list on July 21, 2012 at 18:55

People, I simply have to share this with you all.  I have, through extensive, intensive and rigoruos testing, discovered a fool proof method to prevent magpie attacks.  It works 100% of the time, guaranteed!  The method is as follows:- place one fresh hens egg on the very top of your helmet, hold it carefully and secure it with clear sticky tape in an X pattern over and down the sides to hold it firmly. 

NB  It must be a fresh, free-range hens egg - a hardboiled does not work, nor does a cage egg (they seem to know)

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