Brisbane Magpies
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby CRV » Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:09 am
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby singlespeedscott » Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:34 pm
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby winstonw » Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:14 pm
He said he had encounters with at least 8 magpies on Wivenhoe Somerset Road. Considering the extremely small number of cyclists that cycle there, and the very low frequency, I think this confirms the view of environmental bureaucrats who say magpies only become aggressive towards cyclists after being abused, is total BS.
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:47 pm
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby spirro » Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:02 pm
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby winstonw » Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:35 pm
On my primary school walking route back in the 1960s, they seemed to target peds. When 7yo, one really hit me hard and opened my ear up. got to school with blood all over me and the admin people were horrified. thought I'd been knifed or shot.
I wonder if the males are motivated purely to impress females, competing males, and other bird species that might take their young....attacking cyclists might be the most visible and impressive sign of manhood. In the chronic absence of cyclists, they might pick on peds in order to keep up appearances. just m2cw
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby briztoon » Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:26 pm
I do know as a pedestrian, if I keep my head turned directly at the attacking magpie, it just watches instead of attacking, as long as I keep walking. Turn my head for even a split second, and it's air born. It just makes it incredibly difficult to walk out of said magpies territory.
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:22 pm
It keeps things fun
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby brett.hooker » Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:32 am
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby rossocorsa » Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:44 pm
I don't know if I was just lucky, but I went from Birkdale out along Chelsea Rd to Wynnum and back yesterday and didn't even see a magpie. After reading your post, I did wet myself when a branch fell off a tree as I rode past, but I emerged unscathed.briztoon wrote:Last spring there was a nasty one nesting near the corner of Rickertt road and Chelsea road, between Lotta and Thornside. It didn't matter if you were riding on the shared path or the road, it would target your left ear and was very good at drawing blood. After being hit on three successive rides, and a work colleague also being hit, I avoided the area for 3 months.
It pretty much ruined my favourite ride, as anyone riding from Wynnum to Wellington Point, or doing a bay loop from Wynnum has to ride down these roads.
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To add to the discussion though, I did wear a magpie in the head as I approached Old Cleveland Road/Finucane Road/Moreton Bay Road intersection, coming from the Birkdale direction at 6am Saturday last week. I was riding solo and got crunched. I thought someone had thrown something at my head. Looked around to see it flying away. I've ridden through there a few more times and it hasn't flinched. I don't think it was accidental because I'm a 6'3" ginger wearing red kit, so I'm pretty hard to miss.
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby Psycho » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:20 am
Yesterday afternoon my daughter was swooped by a magpie on Barrack Road, Cannon Hill, towards Lytton road.
Think it might be time to give those cable ties a try?
Cheers,
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby winstonw » Wed Sep 11, 2013 6:48 am
last year, he smacked me in a couple of the side streets on the southern side, when I was riding to avoid him on KBB. He also cut guys just behind the left eye, that was I riding with. When we stopped, he'd land no more than 5 metres away, and puff his chest out, and stare you down. Keep in mind there's supposed to be another one on KBB on the upside of the train overhead bridge at Toombulbrett.hooker wrote:The KBB maggie tagged me today. No harm done. But damn he is aggressive. Came in right on the earline of the helmet. The only good thing is that he was harrassing two kids on their bikes and he switched to me when I came past; good to get him away from the kids... Definitely a pest. Shame to have such a beautiful public space haunted by a paranoid bird...
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby kingswood » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:06 pm
I have been hit twice by the Toombul magpie. If its the same one, just west of the over pass heading towards Kalinga park. I believe the location is Ross Park.
The first time I was east bound to the Crit track about a week ago. I legged it which aggravated him even more. I got a whack and a number of swoops before I got to the over pass. He would have made contact more, except I was lucky with sun behind me his shadow was cast on the path in front of me. A couple of well timed head ducks as the shadow got larger. He was really persistent.
The second time was on the weekend. I thought I'd try a new tactic. I planned to get off and walk the bike through his patch. As I approached the area I was distracted by a number of pedestrians. As I passed them I remembered, this is where I'm supposed to start walking --"WHACK". I saw him circle back, so got off and pushed. He stopped the assault and landed in a tree. I didn't take my eyes off him until I was out of his patch. This tactic seemed to work for me on this occasion. I haven't been brave enough to battle the Kedron Brook Maggie . I'm not sure walking past him would make a difference.
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby Psycho » Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:04 pm
This has been my regular running and now riding track for two years and I don't necessarily want to change it.... Hmmm what to do tomorrow!??
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby winstonw » Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:17 pm
would I be breaking some law if
- I hit a magpie with my bike pump while it was trying to poke my eye out, and maimed or killed it?
- it got caught in one of several rat traps glued to my helmet?
- it attacked, I got off the bike, then shot it in the head with several ball bearings using a high powered sling shot?
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby Lukeyboy » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:56 pm
kingswood wrote:Hi all, my first post.
I have been hit twice by the Toombul magpie. If its the same one, just west of the over pass heading towards Kalinga park. I believe the location is Ross Park.
The first time I was east bound to the Crit track about a week ago. I legged it which aggravated him even more. I got a whack and a number of swoops before I got to the over pass. He would have made contact more, except I was lucky with sun behind me his shadow was cast on the path in front of me. A couple of well timed head ducks as the shadow got larger. He was really persistent.
The second time was on the weekend. I thought I'd try a new tactic. I planned to get off and walk the bike through his patch. As I approached the area I was distracted by a number of pedestrians. As I passed them I remembered, this is where I'm supposed to start walking --"WHACK". I saw him circle back, so got off and pushed. He stopped the assault and landed in a tree. I didn't take my eyes off him until I was out of his patch. This tactic seemed to work for me on this occasion. I haven't been brave enough to battle the Kedron Brook Maggie . I'm not sure walking past him would make a difference.
Cheers.
I'm impressed at that bastards range. It will attack you on the bikway. It will attack you in the bike lane along Sandgate road right up to the lights for the train station. It will leave alone kids on the bmx track but if they venture onto the pathway through the park or any of the grass in the park its open season. It also checks out the bus interchange after swooping anyone on sandgate road and some times eyes off those that use the skateboarding area.
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby spirro » Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:19 am
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby RonK » Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:02 pm
He wasn't very persistent and didn't make contact but sure startled me. And then had another go on at me on my way back.
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby Lukeyboy » Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:53 pm
Where abouts? I rode past in both directions with my sister the other day and nothing swooped. It also seems like the one on Albany Creek Road near the bowling alley isn't there anymore.spirro wrote:I had one chase me on Stringybark Drive at Aspley. I swear the thing chased me for about 500m. The thing wouldn't give up. As a result I had a pretty good average speed over that segment
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby spirro » Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:05 pm
About 100m from the footbridge on Horn Rd. I rode past this morning and he went for me again.Lukeyboy wrote:Where abouts? I rode past in both directions with my sister the other day and nothing swooped. It also seems like the one on Albany Creek Road near the bowling alley isn't there anymore.spirro wrote:I had one chase me on Stringybark Drive at Aspley. I swear the thing chased me for about 500m. The thing wouldn't give up. As a result I had a pretty good average speed over that segment
I haven't been on Albany Creek Rd for a while so don't know about the one near the bowling alley. I found another mongrel across the road from Aspley State High on Zillmere Rd.
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby Lukeyboy » Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:29 pm
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Re: Brisbane Magpies
Postby Dedot » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:07 pm
I suggested my friend to lodge a complain to the council.
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