I (nearly) got swooped while riding home last night. Fortunately I saw the magpie lurking above me before it made its attack, so I was able to keep my eye on it, keeping it at bay.
This morning though, I completely forgot about it and the first thing I knew when I turned into that street was the "swoosh" noise. No "clack!" though! This time, even as I watched it it swooped again. I had to wave at it to keep it away. On its next swoop I turned to fully face it, and that worked.
It gives you goose bumps!
- soakes
Hi soakes, next time you stare down a Magpie, poke you tongue out at the same time! (let me know where and when, so I can be there with the camera, to take photos for the family !) M-L
M-L
Yes, folks, it is magpie swooping time again. My bike helmet is quite handy in preventing damage to my thin skull.
But it's also magpie killing season again, too, at least on the roads where I live. Numerous young ones are killed. There are also numerous shingle-backed lizards & bearded dragons being slaughtered as people go about their frantically busy lives. Perhaps I need to contact my favourite radio station & ask for an all points bulletin asking motorists to get involved in SPRING SLOWDOWN.
The magpies I told you about before dissapeared for some months and then we were away for three months abroard.
What a delight the three have come back - one male and two females.
Things must have got tough for them as one of the girls has lost an eye.
They all seem quite happy and sit on our back porch and chortel until we give them a little food.
They have now bought along a baby who squarks and squarks till it is fed by all three adult birds.
They have taught us so much - they have a wonderful memory and seem to recognise us even in the street outside our home
Well aware that we should not feed them but - well just but.
Neither the wife nor I could enjoy a bird in a cage but these birds are free to come and go which really delights us
Happy New Year to all
regards
peter