MAGPIE ATTACKS

Hoping to be the exeption, I was walking from the kingston railway station to the Library and was attacked by not one but two magpies, and as had headphones on totally unaware till something fast clipped my ear swooping away. Then it happened again till I ran to the next road. Unfortunately there was another one(not the same one since I crossed the road and waited to see any birds crossing as well). I had no food on me and was walking quite slowing so why was I attacked?

Hopefully for you walking with the bike will work, but I would still be alert 🙂

Yep, I third the feeding suggestion.

And apparently the big eyes stuck on the helmet are completely ineffective – jury’s still out on the effectiveness of cable ties.

The trick is to feed them. I little bit of beef mince in a baggie or something. Once you have fed them they will never attack you again. Even when you are in a different location. I know it makes no sense but try it and you will be surprised!

I agree, not only will they not attack, but I have seen my local magpies have a go at other rogue magpies behaving aggressively towards me on the border of their territory. They seem to monitor everything that goes on in their territory, I have seem them attacking a brown snake which was near children’s play equipment in Ngunnawal.

Another whinging St Kilda fan… Carn the Pies!

If its just annoying and you know another way, take the other way.
If you have to go through threre, get off yoru bike, walk it through at a reasonable pace, and stare it down.
For most of the time they’re fine, just once they finish forming magpie babbies they calm down.
Respect them, and they shouldn’t cause too much trouble.

If they’re off-the-charts aggressive and there’s no alternative paths (or if someone has been responding to their aggression with teases or going in with a whacking stick, get someone in touch with TAMS and have it dealt with by rangers.

PS: 11 year olds are reading RiotACT? Does this mean I can’t say f*** anymore???

I’ve found the stick on fake eyes that move work okay (buy them from a craft shop), failing that, as the others have said, get off and walk that section. Probably best to wear sunglasses when staring at the bird.

I’m sure your headmaster would understand and sympathise if you simply didn’t go to school the next few weeks.

apparently a falcon will help… or is that just pigeons?

2010 is the year of the Magpie – ask Nicole Reiwoldt.

Wear a Collingwood jumper Leigh and things will be sweet.

Can you go the other side of the block for the next month?

If not, and I know it takes guts to do it, just head down, don’t look and ride through them.

Try getting yer ma or pa to help you fit a cloth top to your helmet, some magpies think the shiny surface is a snake.

Finally, if you can ride one handed, and you should be able to at your age, just before you get to the swooping area, pick up a stick and twirl it above your head while riding through, they won’t (normally) go near a twirling stick.