Magpie Watch 2009
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby jaydee » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:42 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wHreVKgOT4
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby Bantam Roosta » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:57 pm
Amusing, but a terrible study. Different helmets, different paths, different speeds, different people. How many non helmet adornment variables do we want to include in this study?jaydee wrote:Fun Youtube clip on Canberra magpies made by a couple of cyclists with too much time on their hands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wHreVKgOT4
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby twizzle » Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:05 pm
Got hit in the head on the Barton highway heading back towards Canberra between Victoria street and Wallaroo road - came close to getting me on when heading towards the border, then smacked me in the side of the head coming back. No noises, just an impact. Never saw the little ba$tard when I rode that way on Monday/Tuesday, but on those days the light wasn't as good.
Also had a maggie come close on Ginninderra between Braybrooke (AIS) and Haydon drive, but he suddenly veered away when he was a few metres away from my head and flew over the other side of the road.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby thomas_cho » Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:26 pm
I recently got swooped outside wok-it-up in Gungahlin. Was just riding past the low trees there, when a fluttering of feathers descended upon me. I did the arm up trick, and the magpie seemed to move away. There is no where safe!
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby Bantam Roosta » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:45 pm
This time last year, similar routes, got hit by about 5.
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby twizzle » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:30 pm
Lol - that one has always been a complete ba$tard, he'll even go for you up the main drag if you try and go around his territory. Just after I went cable ties I was riding along and couldn't work out why my ear felt like something was hitting it, and then realised the little sod was flying alongside my head!thomas_cho wrote:The magpie activity this year seems to have increased over last year.
I recently got swooped outside wok-it-up in Gungahlin. Was just riding past the low trees there, when a fluttering of feathers descended upon me. I did the arm up trick, and the magpie seemed to move away. There is no where safe!
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby thomas_cho » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:38 pm
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby HAKS » Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:26 am
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby HAKS » Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:42 pm
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby ciaran » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:30 pm
Luckily all times he's swooped me the sun has been behind me so I've seen him coming.
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby ciaran » Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:31 pm
better add another one to that tally. And he was more aggressive this time, giving me a wing slap and a peck on the helmet.ciaran wrote:there is one that has had a go at me consistently along the Valley Avenue in Gungahlin, in the block between the hard turn at the start/end of the Av and before the childcare centre.
Luckily all times he's swooped me the sun has been behind me so I've seen him coming.
I rode on the street 200m away, but parallel to the Valley Av, but the two streets were seperated by an empty block. I looked across and spotted him up on his lamp post, but no sooner did I spot him then I saw him set sail towards me.
Can't wait for the swooping season to be over...
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby Jean » Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:48 pm
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby PPFC » Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:08 pm
I have walked from the car park along with heaps of other people and not get swooped. Me thinks he doesn't like the sounds of the bike or the look of the helmet. Although this morning I took the helmet off and put my glasses on top of my head.. no problems.
Lock my bike up, helmet off.. walk to the building, no problems.
I pass at least 30 magpies every morning I have been riding so far and not 1 problem, they look at me and that is it.
Someone needs to tell this bugger at work to get over it! lol.. and I almost hand feed a family of them at my front door. Hopefully that works in my favour next magpie season.
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby PPFC » Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:37 pm
I left work this afternoon, walked my bike past the tree with helmet off.. no problems..
Porb not a fan of Specialized helmets lol
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby nescius » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:52 pm
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby Ross » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:22 pm
Did get attacked by one yesterday out on Mulligans Flat Rd out the back of Gungahlin. He hit my helmet with quite a thud, a full body shot! He then swooped again but not as bad and then left me alone. I had ridden there the day before at the same time and he wasn't there.
I find if you try and ignore them and keep moving they will soon get bored and leave you alone. The more you jump around and wave your arms and carry on the more agressive they become.
There is supposed to be a vicious one outside my work, there is even an official warning sign attached to a nearby tree. I ride past twice a day and have never been attacked or even seen this bird but heaps of other co-workers walking from the bus stop all carry large sticks and nervously keep looking up in the sky!
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
Postby HAKS » Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:10 pm
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Re: Magpie Watch 2009
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