I also have experienced Noisy Friar Bird
attack – this was in a street in Reid about 25 years ago outside the home
of someone I was visiting at the time – I recall two birds but swooped by
only one.
Can’t remember if there was blossom
in the trees they came from.
Jean
From: martin
butterfield [
Sent: Thursday, 20 January 2011
9:34 AM
To: Terry Bell
Cc: Cog line
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] aggro
bird at Turner
Some (20?) years ago
there was a very aggressive one on the walking trail around Mt Rogers. It
was sufficiently unpleasant that an official "aggressive bird" sign
was erected for it. Unfortunately I assumed this was a Magpie and didn't
notice the Friarbird until it skimmed my head.
Martin
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Terry Bell <> wrote:
walking to my favourite
watering hole , Canberra North B.C.yesterday I
stopped to look at a cackling noisy friar bird in full voice. It
seemed to stare at me with it's baleful beadÿ red eyes, as if to say
"what are you looking at ". Continuing my journey only seconds later
an angry brown, grey and black projectile flew past my right ear,
hitting the brim and very nearly dislodging my hat. Are they known for
aggressive behavior ?
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