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Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby SmellyTofu » Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:29 pm
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby PeteT » Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:24 pm

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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby timbo » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:10 pm
SmellyTofu wrote:Can I declare magpie season over (at least for the Homebush Bay area)?
You know what happens when you say that. They are probably regrouping for one final bombing raid.
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby SmellyTofu » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:18 pm
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby gavinr » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:18 pm

This is the third year I'd been cycling down that road twice a day five days a week and the first year I've been attacked. Only difference is I have a new helmet this year - glossy red instead of matt grey. I guess that's what made the difference.
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby KD1988 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:40 pm
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby htleung88 » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:19 pm
J-Tim wrote:There is still a very persistant one near Narwee station. In fact I now try to go around that place as the bird just won't give up and follows me almost all the way to King Georges rd.
It's still there?! I've been away most of the past 2 months but I've been around that magpie since early October. What makes it worse is that that section is uphill, so getting away from it gets a lot harder.
I'm wondering when it's safe to ride that street again... maybe February.
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby J-Tim » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:27 pm
htleung88 wrote:J-Tim wrote:There is still a very persistant one near Narwee station. In fact I now try to go around that place as the bird just won't give up and follows me almost all the way to King Georges rd.
It's still there?! I've been away most of the past 2 months but I've been around that magpie since early October. What makes it worse is that that section is uphill, so getting away from it gets a lot harder.
I'm wondering when it's safe to ride that street again... maybe February.
I rode there twice both ways over past week and it seems to have finally gone! Life's good again.


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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby duncanm » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:24 pm
queequeg wrote:Boognoss wrote:HillBilly wrote:Got wacked a few times by the magpie in Essex Street Epping between the roundabout and Epping Road this morning. Very persistent and tenacious! A bystander was having a good laugh at my expense!
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Oh no, I haven't seen this one (yet) this year. Hope it doesn't hang around, it was a persistent one last year.
Haven't seen one in Essex St yet, but coming home on Friday afternoon I got swooped on Pembroke Rd, Marsfield, halfway down the hill to where the SUP starts (just outside CSIRO). He wasn't there in the morning, so I hope it was just passing through and not setting up residence. This is one street that I can't avoid!
Just got swooped here this morning coming up Pembroke outside the CSIRO. Suspect he's back.
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby george-bob » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:20 pm
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby warren.suen » Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:54 pm
george-bob wrote:got swooped at croydon last night. made contact!
OUCH hope everything is in tact!
i ride near there as well and after doing one repeat on that side hill i thought i wouldn't chance my luck.. i saw quite a few of them on the lawn eyeing me off
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Re: Magpie Season 2011 New South Wales
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:55 pm

If not, I'm sure locking this one will help create one...

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