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Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby jasonc » Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:45 am
score +2
new total = 4

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby Dan » Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:37 am
Previous total: 14 points
New total: 16 points
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby jasonc » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:02 pm
diggerdantheman wrote:Same bird as jasonc yesterday afternoon, helmet whack.
Previous total: 14 points
New total: 16 points
it's on. I need a slingshot I reckon

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby open roader » Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:10 pm
Running total 83 points
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby cyclista » Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:58 pm
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby Dan » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:48 am
cyclista wrote:Perhaps I should just stick to the sidewalk down on Countess Street. Anyone met with angry birds along there?
I'd take my chances with angry birds over angry motorists any day.

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby open roader » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:15 pm
The first magpie of the ride was a helmet hitter (x2) many more swoops in between before the final swooping session in which two magpies ganged up and swooped me a few times, in unison, only seconds apart - had to concentrate hard as the cross wind was pushing in excess of 50km/hr.........
I lost count on the tally near the end of the ride 4 points for contacts and 15 points for swoops is conservative........... it appears the magpies swoop more on the warmer days......... frankly the 'swoops per kilometer ratio' today was ridiculous.........

Running total 102 points........
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby jasonc » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:47 pm
+1
new total: 5

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby g-boaf » Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:54 pm
1 point - swooped tonight near Gipps Road, no contact but a very big whoosh... I was doing 33km/h, thought I was safe. Don't know if it is the first magpie that has moved or another one... I put my head down and sprinted like crazy!
Still, they are better than snakes.
3 points
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby Semar » Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:28 pm
Total 33 Points.
A bonus was the road kill magpie 3 km from home, just to remind me of Collingwood losing again.

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby open roader » Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:36 pm
Semar wrote:A bonus was the road kill magpie 3 km from home, just to remind me of Collingwood losing again.
Despite being under attack and constant bombardment at this time of year, I still feel sad when I ride past the (numerous) road kill magpie fledglings......

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby grt046 » Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:39 am
4 birds for a total of 25 contacts come solid and the remainder just wing contacts
Previous 12
Yesterday 25
Total = 37
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby g-boaf » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:12 am
open roader wrote:Semar wrote:A bonus was the road kill magpie 3 km from home, just to remind me of Collingwood losing again.
Despite being under attack and constant bombardment at this time of year, I still feel sad when I ride past the (numerous) road kill magpie fledglings......
I absolutely agree with that. The young magpies are lovely, especially when the parent birds are quite friendly (as my local ones are).
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby jasonc » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:26 am
+1 for a swoop
new score: 6
EDIT: hey diggerdantheman - workmate got hit in the side of the face by that damn bird going through roma st parklands

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby Dan » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:39 am
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby jasonc » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:44 am
diggerdantheman wrote:@jasonc - this should help
that website blocked at work, but going by the name, i get the idea

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby Semar » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:50 pm
open roader wrote:Semar wrote:A bonus was the road kill magpie 3 km from home, just to remind me of Collingwood losing again.
Despite being under attack and constant bombardment at this time of year, I still feel sad when I ride past the (numerous) road kill magpie fledglings......
I have become inured to the sight of road kill. Along a 30 km stretch I passed at least 5 kangaroos. Sadder are the long neck turtles, although fewer this year. I know when snakes are out and about in spring by first few squashed ones. Saw a tiger snake on Tuesday. I feel sorry for the young galahs and rosellas that feed along the roads and will never learn about oncoming traffic. But I know that magpies saturate their environment. One dies, another nestling survives.
It also helps being a Carlton supporter.

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby jasonc » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:07 pm

anyway score: +2
new total: 8
how about if someone takes that thing "out" I'll donate to rspca

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby open roader » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:18 pm
diggerdantheman wrote:@jasonc - this should help
I want one in carbon fibre...........

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby Semar » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:18 pm

14 points
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby g-boaf » Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:32 pm
+3 points today, adding to 3 points previously, new total 6 points.
Edit: make that 7 points if I include a swooping, beak snapping butcherbird out the front of my place. But they are mostly bluff. They swoop and screech noisily.
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby Semar » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:03 pm

76 km and only 3 points.
50 points.
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby open roader » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:31 pm
Running total 107 points......
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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby g-boaf » Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:21 pm


Damn crazy bird it is - even going at more than 40km/h, it still chased and swooped, snapping its beak every time.
Previous total 6 points, new total 11 points.

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Re: Competition :- 2012 Moving Target Championship
Postby Tim » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:34 pm
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