Again, we used to have a pair of MAgpies nest regularly in our front
yard in Tenterfield, NSW, some years ago. We hand-fed them, and so
they never swooped us, but the little kids who used to throw rocks at
them were always fair game when it was nesting time.
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 02/09/2007, at 5:43 PM, Gregory Little wrote:
Gooday birders
Funny about that. We had a pair of Magpies nesting near us once that
attacked only the old bloke next door. Anyone including all the
kids in
the neighbourhood could walk anywhere about and the birds did not care
but the old fellow had only to stand at his front door and the maggies
would come from nowhere and hammer him.
Greg Little
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Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2007 5:20 PM
To: Messages Birding-aus
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Masked Lapwings swooping
Dear all,
The perversity of Lapwings to nest in very public areas is amazing.
There
was a pair that regularly nested on the golf course in Armidale (not
sure if
they are still doing so). And they swooped, but seemed to target one
golfer
in particular who would end up in an absolute fury, flinging clubs at
the
birds. Of course, onlookers thought this quite funny, because the
golfer in
question although on a very low handicap, was quite often very grumpy,
to
say the least.
Shirley
Shirley Cook
Secretary/Treasurer
Birds Australia - Northern NSW Group
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