Hi Folks,
I find if riding in a bunch the magpies don't swoop as much as they do to
someone riding alone. They say a pair of painted eyes on the back of the
helmet works....
Now onto birds that don't swoop. Its good to see a bit of water lying in the
paddocks at the moment. Most puddles and dams have white faced herons and
the odd pacific heron. Lots of ducklings about at the moment too. I saw a
couple of dams with a dozen or so Mountain Ducks chicks on them today as I
cycled past (with being swooped by a magpie) :-)
Cheers,
David Cameron
Hamilton
2009/8/20 Colin R <>
> Hi all
>
> I find this strange - I have been cycling, several times a week, to work
> since 1991 from the southern suburbs of Brisbane to Springhill (north
> side) and, currently, to the city. I have been swooped by a magpie once
> in all that time, not far from my home. The entire episode lasted about
> 5 seconds and caused me no more concern than riding through a puddle of
> water - in fact that is more of a hassle!
> In most cases cyclists are going too fast and are almost immediately
> out of range of the magpie's territory or death from the sky! I am
> amused by the folk who ride around with, as Laurie described, wire ties
> sticking out of their heads - if your cycle helmet is not strong enough
> to defy a magpie - get a new helmet, cause it won't last long if you
> land on your head in the road!
> Now, if they were Wedge-tailed Eagles or Skuas (aka Jagers) it might be
> a different story! But let's get real here - they rarley actually touch
> you and I think are more surprised themselves when they do!
>
> Good biking and birding to all!
>
> Colin.
>
> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:36 +1000, "L&L Knight" <>
> wrote:
> > One approach is to fit a legionnaires style helmet cover. The
> > Queensland Cancer Council sells brightly coloured covers that have a
> > long visor at the front and a substantial flap at the back. You can
> > further magpie proof your face by wearing wrap around sunglasses (you
> > can get safety sunnies if you want shatterproof ones). I have also
> > seen cyclists who have fitted wire ties to their helmets to make it
> > difficult for the maggies to swoop/land on the helmet.
> >
> > The bottom line, is that a properly attired cyclist can ignore
> > swooping pies and ride steadily out of their territories.
> >
> > Regards, Laurie.
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