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Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:45 pm
by Howzat
I've heard that maggies can recognise individuals; if you live near a nesting tree and either feed them or are gentle with them the rest of the year, they know you're not a threat and won't swoop you in magpie season.
On the other hand, if you're a ten-year old on a BMX, someone just like you has probably been throwing sticks and stones at them all year, so you're a swooping priority.
Not sure where I picked this up... may or may not be reliable info.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:14 pm
by seddo
bikepath - behind See place Curtin heading north west and Tharwa Dr 1km south of Lanyon Homestead entry heading north
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 3:35 pm
by m@
Two to add:
- Angas St, Ainslie (between the Ainslie Football Club carpark and retirement village).
- On the Mt Ainslie firetrail (parallel to Duffy St), around the end of Foveaux St. [edit: this one]
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:39 pm
by frank2112
Another one to watch for.
Corner of Canberra avenue and Newcastle st. Sits up in the pine trees and goes for riders along the stretch from the lights toward Whyalla St.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:45 am
by seddo
Woodcock Dr/Preddy Way - Gordon heading south
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:11 pm
by skull
got hit on Drakeford Drive near Kambah.
Cheeky bird.
Helps cement my hate for Collingwood.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:18 pm
by Howzat
skull wrote:Helps cement my hate for Collingwood.
Yeah - it's much more pleasant when the Magpies sit out September.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:46 pm
by mrgolf
Roundabout at the top of Mitchell. Bastard chased me for nearly a km at over 50kmh...
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:50 am
by DW260
Ginninderra drive heading west away from Belconnen between Coulter drive and John Cleland crescent.
No contact, just a noisy beak.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:14 am
by Ross
mrgolf wrote:Roundabout at the top of Mitchell. Bastard chased me for nearly a km at over 50kmh...
Is that the roundabout at Wells Station Dr and Hoskins St? He's been there for a number of years and is quite persistant.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:30 pm
by mrgolf
Yeah, thats the one. I had no problems from him last year. I guess I didnt ride that route in the afternoon.
Got swooped at the end of East Tallagandra (Mulligans Flat end) again. Chased me for 5-6 swoops at around 50kmh. I didnt know they could fly that fast.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:49 pm
by skull
Got five different Maggies attack me today.
Two near Issacs, one near SFP, one on Uriarra , another near Urriara village. I think me yelling out sucked in about losing to the Swans didn't go down well with them.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:09 pm
by Ross
Gungahlin Dr (going both ways) near where it intersects Wells Station Rd Mitchell (may be the one Mr Golf was talking about)
Intersection of Moat St snd Barton Hwy Lyneham (there is a warning sign on the bike path coming from Gungahlin but not if you are on the road)
Norton Rd Wamboin
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:48 pm
by twizzle
I had close encounters from the one on Uriarra road between the crossing and the homestead in the race of Sat., cheeky bugger landed on my back. But I could see his shadow, so made a good effort to head-butt him with the back of the helmet.
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Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:05 pm
by Ross
There's one just the other side of Tharwa heading south
Another fairly agressive maggie further south after Fitz's hill, after the cattle grid in Namadgi NP
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:37 pm
by Ross
Found some more today (or rather, they found me
!)
Cnr of Uriarra Rd and Brindabella Rd (at Urirra Homestead)
First and second sister coming up from Uriarra Crossing
Gungahlin Dr cnr Wells Station Dr near Mitchell - both sides of GD! Not sure if it's the same bird MrGolf was talking about in an earlier post?
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:34 pm
by mrgolf
Kowalski Classic had a persistent bird that swooped about half the riders, me included. In the Far East section.
Also, Hackett on Rivett St, two attacked my partner and I. It took me a second to decide to sit taller to try and get them to leave Dione alone. Before that, it was duck and cover.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:30 pm
by twizzle
Ross wrote:Found some more today (or rather, they found me
!)
Cnr of Uriarra Rd and Brindabella Rd (at Urirra Homestead)
First and second sister coming up from Uriarra Crossing
Gungahlin Dr cnr Wells Station Dr near Mitchell - both sides of GD! Not sure if it's the same bird MrGolf was talking about in an earlier post?
Probably - but a serious tri rider from work reckons he rides the bike path along there and it never goes for him. Go figure...
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Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:24 pm
by twizzle
The Red Baron (Athlon Drv) had a go at one of the guys at work on Monday, scratches on neck, ear... and nose. Be warned, that bugger is not to be messed with this year, probably time for him to be "relocated" (to a hole in the ground, preferably).
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Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:05 pm
by cp123
I was lucky enough to miss the Athllon Drive/Atkins Street one (Wanniassa) this morning. A faster dude had just caught me and it went for him time and again making some serious good contact. He was about 10 foot in front of me and it didn't come near me.
Sometimes the karma gods are with me. Rarely, but even sometimes is better than nothing.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:17 pm
by Ross
I went through that section at about 7am Saturday morning and maggie was nowhere to be seen.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:37 pm
by skull
I am now running a 100% ride to magpie stoke for the last 3 weeks.
At least 1 bird a ride. The best so far is 7 birds on 1 ride, that route went past the hell bird on uriarra road.
Now there is one nesting near my house, so as soon as I hit the end of the street I am under attack. That mongrel started a couple of days ago.
Sort of doing my head in as the 10 years I lived in tassie I only ever got swooped once.
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Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:13 pm
by DW260
On my usual route they are now nowhere to be seen. I figured they'd gotten over their issues. The last time I got swooped I was listening to 'Aces High' by Iron Maiden... Quite funny I thought.
When do these buggers usually cease their airborne antics?
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:18 pm
by mrgolf
I rode 10kms from Watson to Mitchell and back again and was swooped 4 times. I even went around the block to avoid one that swooped me on the way there when I was riding home and got swooped by another. Nuts. Cant wait for the season to end.
Re: Magpie alert
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:05 pm
by twizzle
DW260 wrote:When do these buggers usually cease their airborne antics?
About a week after everyone is certain they have stopped.
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