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The fashion police come in many shapes & sizes Dools.

I had a Pied Butcherbird open up my scalp in no uncertain terms years ago at Dowse Lagoon in Sandgate, Brisbane. Added quite a bit of jam to my scone…

Steve D.

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3 responses to “magpie-lark”

  1. Kevin and Lizzie Avatar
    Kevin and Lizzie

    This amusing “study” on YouTube certainly suggests it’s something about the bike helmet rather than the intruder which provokes magpies. Certainly they go for my white one with a vengeance.

    NB If you value your sanity, you are advised to avoid looking at the comments posted below the video.

    Kevin Stracey North Adelaide

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  2. "Colin R" Avatar
    “Colin R”

    Add Grey Butcherbird to the list!

    A male attacked me on my bike once on a Friday and then twice on the following Friday (morning & afternoon). Although I ride under his perch virtually every week day he hasn’t approached me since. At the moment I am wearing a red scarf under my helmet and the end pokes out the back – he seemed to focus on that area whereas the magpies that occasionally have a go just hit the top of the helmet.

    Cheers

    Colin

    On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:13 AM, “Steve Clark” wrote:

  3. Steve Clark Avatar
    Steve Clark

    Re Magpie-larks attacking.

    1. It seems to be a rare but not unknown phenomenon 2. Vinyl jackets and football scarves seem to be triggers 3. HANZAB mentions it albeit briefly 4. My bird has the decency to scream before it launches its attack 5. Why, after 15 years of riding under the same nest tree, did I suddenly get attacked yesterday (and today)? A new male has arrived perhaps?

    I reckon there are some really interesting science, genetics, inheritance type questions here for some young PhD student to investigate.

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