This one deserves a sporting book of its own - written from the Magpie
perspective. I suggest the following title:
'The Joy of Magpie'
kind regards
Con
On 10/17/2021 10:23 AM, Nick Payne via Canberrabirds wrote:
> Magpies and cyclists: the last time the UCI world road cycling
> championships were held in Australia (Geelong, September 2010), we went
> down to watch the races. The Belgian cyclist Philippe Gilbert, who won
> the world championship a couple of years later, commented: "I was riding
> along the coastline on my own when an unidentifiable object brushed past
> me. I looked around and saw a large bird flying away. Now I understand
> why cyclists here ride around with antennae on their helmets. But I do
> not intend to do that."
>
> The world championships next year are being held in Wollongong, at the
> same time of year, so international cyclists will again get to enjoy
> Australian Magpies.
>
> Nick Payne
>
>
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