Swooping magpie pix

TraceyG · Postby **TraceyG** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:52 pm

Slowly getting back on the bike after an enforced break due to illness and I was pretty sure I would encounter at least one territorial magpie on my first ride so I strapped on the GoPro.

Here are a couple of still shots

I am trying to edit the video and will upload if/when I succeed but these pix are pretty dramatic!

Edit - not sure what has happened with the first pic...on my PC and in Photobucket it shows the entire bird but here it cuts off its head.

Any suggestions for fixing this welcomed.

oxonabike · Postby **oxonabike** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 3:17 pm

Right click the image and "open in new tab" or similar - depending on your browser.
Or reduce the image size you upload.

Anyway, a remarkably evil looking bird!

find_bruce · Postby **find_bruce** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 3:29 pm

You have managed to capture the stuka dive in all its glory with the full armament of beak, claws & wings on display. Well done.

macca33 · Postby **macca33** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:05 pm

Hahaha - great shots there Tracey. I've fallen foul of plenty of those buggers the past fortnight!

cheers

TraceyG · Postby **TraceyG** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 5:05 pm

oxonabike wrote:Right click the image and "open in new tab" or similar - depending on your browser.
Or reduce the image size you upload.

Anyway, a remarkably evil looking bird!

Thanks. Right click and open in new tab shows him in all his evil glory.

DoubleSpeeded · Postby **DoubleSpeeded** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 5:44 pm

find_bruce wrote:You have managed to capture the stuka dive in all its glory with the full armament of beak, claws & wings on display. Well done.

Yep, they bare the Iron Cross... i do not... the life of me... like these Luftwaffe birds.....

andione1983 · Postby **andione1983** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 6:17 pm

Brilliant photos

Sent from my Galaxy far far away....

Postby **Mulger bill** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:40 pm

TraceyG wrote:Edit - not sure what has happened with the first pic...on my PC and in Photobucket it shows the entire bird but here it cuts off its head.

Any suggestions for fixing this welcomed.

The forum software will crop large images to the right on smaller monitors, comes up fine on my 22"WS.

800x600px seems to give good results for 90% of users.

Hope this helps.
Shaun

wombatK · Postby **wombatK** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:02 pm

Great shots TraceyG and an excellent GoPro application - looking forward to the video too

clackers · Postby **clackers** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:32 am

Fantastic shots, Tracey ... had me traumatized just sitting in my chair at work!

hannos · Postby **hannos** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:53 am

You're moving so fast you're leaving ripples on the water in the second pic.

winstonw · Postby **winstonw** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:56 am

hadn't realized how long and narrow their beak is. No wonder they are so successful at poking it into eyes.

clever use of a go pro. thanks.

InTheWoods · Postby **InTheWoods** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:46 pm

Nice! I'd been thinking of doing the same but have never gotten around to it, yet

birdbrain · Postby **birdbrain** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:48 pm

Awesome shots Tracey.

TraceyG · Postby **TraceyG** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:47 pm

hannos wrote:You're moving so fast you're leaving ripples on the water in the second pic.

LOL. Actually, the ripples on the water were caused by an extremely strong headwind. I was struggling to hit 18kmh. But with the tailwind going home I was cruising at 45kmh.

Warnesy · Postby **Warnesy** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:50 pm

Great pics, even if they are my most hated bird

Mugglechops · Postby **Mugglechops** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:27 pm

I am doing that for sure with my Go Pro.

Great shots

wombatK · Postby **wombatK** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:57 pm

Winstow wrote: hadn't realized how long and narrow their beak is

The wide angle of the GoPro lens gives a fish-eye effect that is exaggerating the size of birds beak and
head (relative to its body etc.,.). So it's not as fearsome as the picture suggests, but still big enough
to do major damage to eyes, ears etc.,.

GoPro have just released the GoPro studio App, which has an option to make a correction for the
fish-eye distortion.

Cheers

Summernight · Postby **Summernight** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:20 pm

Fantastic photos!

trailgumby · Postby **trailgumby** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:44 pm

There's one returned to King St Manly Vale again that is particularly persistent. I'll fit the camera to the helmet and try to catch him next week. Persistent little blighter.

DaveOZ · Postby **DaveOZ** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:53 pm

Great pics. I actually love magpies and try my best to talk to them while they attack. I think it helps.....

clackers · Postby **clackers** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:06 pm

DaveOZ wrote:Great pics. I actually love magpies and try my best to talk to them while they attack. I think it helps.....

I'd love to see Go Pro footage of you trying to persuade a magpie to be less of a magpie, Dave!

Postby **Mulger bill** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:21 pm

It's September, they're all show anyway...

gossy · Postby **gossy** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:41 pm

^^^^^^^^^ Classic comment ^^^^^^^

ldrcycles · Postby **ldrcycles** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:41 pm

DaveOZ wrote:Great pics. I actually love magpies and try my best to talk to them while they attack. I think it helps.....

Yea I often "talk" to magpies when I encounter them. You'll understand if I don't post a video of such "talking", this is a family forum after all

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