It's on Magpie season
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Re: It's on Magpie season
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby twizzle » Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:38 am
< monty-python voice> You rotten liar! < /monty-python voice>skull wrote:One nested on the path near home. So as soon as I roll out of the garage it is one. I also encountered the mongrel on mt Ainsle. Motivation to pedal faster up the hill. Which is quite a feat for a fat boy.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby cp123 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:12 am
Got clunked at the rdbt near St Anthony's school (Wheeler Cres and Fincham Street) and twice by the red baron.
Lobster - you obviously lurk in my neck of the woods. my joint reasonably close to forlonge street.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby lobstermash » Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:22 am
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby TonyMax » Thu Sep 26, 2013 1:57 pm
Well the results are in, and the stupid bird just north and west of the dam on Lake Tuggeranong was as persistent as I've seen him today. The printed eyes stuck onto the helmet aren't worth a pinch of the proverbial.TonyMax wrote:I now have some printed clip art eyes stuck to the back of my helmet, will report back if this works or not today. I have a mate with cable ties on his helmet who has been harassed in the last few days.
Perhaps I'll report old mate and get the family humanely moved on.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby cp123 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:01 pm
i'm happy to take on the birds than to look like a total goob.
lobster - i have my old mixte at my mum's house. i bought that in the mid 1980s and its still going strong. would that qualify? yes i go into the city and back each day. you've possibly seen me - i'm an old fat duck on a blue bike with a blue lid with pink ayups on it.
have you ever noticed the junky truck house at the corner of bailes court i think it is? there's another hoarder house down on wheeler crescent opposite the kiddies park down near mckean place. Ahhh - such a noice place to live....
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby lobstermash » Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:34 pm
That it is... Our good house-o neighbours (we're in the middle of two of them) have just moved out and we're dreading the day when they're replaced... The guys with the meth lab across the road do a roaring local trade.cp123 wrote:Ahhh - such a noice place to live....
The old mixte would certainly qualify! On non-Ruesdays I ride a Reid Falco, and am usually in a yellow t-shirt and a white helmet.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby mrgolf » Thu Sep 26, 2013 5:33 pm
Did 5 Ainslies on Wednesday. I got hit on even numbers only (2 and 4). Left me alone on 1, 3, 5. Decided to not do the 6th.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby lobstermash » Thu Sep 26, 2013 6:25 pm
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby Ridecat » Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:29 pm
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby HAKS » Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:50 pm
I've been adding my hits on the google map posted earlier (http://goo.gl/maps/1VaO0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
My last one was on Longmore Cres Wanniassa just where the bike path crosses the road.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby Ridecat » Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:02 pm
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby twizzle » Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:17 pm
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby Ross » Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:18 pm
I stay on the road there and haven't had the pleasure of meeting this character yet.Ridecat wrote:A new one for me this evening - Athlon drive bike track between Fincham and Drakeford, 4 or so swoops but no contact.
Found a new Magpie this morning just at the bottom of Fitz's (Canberra side). Not agressive, just a couple of swoops to let me know that I was in his territory.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby twizzle » Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:26 pm
I now have three regulars, but all non-contact birds. Last year I had no regulars - must be something in the water this year.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby HAKS » Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:41 pm
I had one try me a few weeks ago on Athlon (on road) heading towards Tuggers. Was between the last two bus stops before cresting the hill. I've marked it on the Google map linked earlier. Could be the same one?twizzle wrote:jcjordan found a new and aggressive one on Athlon just over the hill heading to Woden (on the road). Took the earpiece out of his ear!
I now have three regulars, but all non-contact birds. Last year I had no regulars - must be something in the water this year.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby twizzle » Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:39 pm
Sounds like the same spot.HAKS wrote: I had one try me a few weeks ago on Athlon (on road) heading towards Tuggers. Was between the last two bus stops before cresting the hill. I've marked it on the Google map linked earlier. Could be the same one?
A year or so ago they publicised that they didn't think it was the testosterone making the bird aggressive, but stress hormones. The point they were making was that birds in high traffic areas are highly stressed and more aggressive. Which (generally) seems to fit when you consider where the really nasty birds are.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby TonyMax » Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:25 am
I have the tiniest little mark, I got off lightly.
I just put my foot (feet) down and got out of there as quick as I could.
Has anyone tried those things you put on the front of the car to shoo roos? Or do we not go quick enough to generate the noise and/or birds are impervious to it?
http://www.accessoriesonline.com.au/sho ... 480&page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"At speeds over 50 kph, the repellers emit high frequency sound waves that warn animals away from oncoming vehicles"
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby lobstermash » Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:40 am
Forlonge St maggie got me this morning - half a dozen swoops with a couple of helmet contacts. But in spite of his persistence, he didn't really seem into it... Only sitting a couple of metres back between dives.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby jcjordan » Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:32 am
Going a bit slower this morning and he had a couple of solid hits.
Good news was the bird out at Tharwa was more interested in flying in side by side formation this morning.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby mrgolf » Tue Oct 01, 2013 5:45 pm
From reports I have heard, they are just as likely to spook wildlife into the path of your car. But their effectiveness against aggressive territorial magpies would be more than minimal, I would imagine. They would just alert them to your presence earlier and give them more time to prepare.TonyMax wrote:
Has anyone tried those things you put on the front of the car to shoo roos? Or do we not go quick enough to generate the noise and/or birds are impervious to it?
http://www.accessoriesonline.com.au/sho ... 480&page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"At speeds over 50 kph, the repellers emit high frequency sound waves that warn animals away from oncoming vehicles"
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby skull » Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:44 pm
So yeah pretty much hates bikes.
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby slau73 » Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:11 pm
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby twizzle » Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:10 pm
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Re: It's on Magpie season
Postby visrealm » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:27 am
+1twizzle wrote:Birds actually hitting you is uncommon.
I've been swooped hundreds of times. Only ever had one make contact.
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