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A male attacked me on my bike once on a Friday and then twice on the
following Friday (morning & afternoon). Although I ride under his perch
virtually every week day he hasn't approached me since.
At the moment I am wearing a red scarf under my helmet and the end pokes
out the back - he seemed to focus on that area whereas the magpies that
occasionally have a go just hit the top of the helmet.
Cheers
Colin
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:13 AM, "Steve Clark"
<> wrote:
> Re Magpie-larks attacking.
>
> 1. It seems to be a rare but not unknown phenomenon
> 2. Vinyl jackets and football scarves seem to be triggers
> 3. HANZAB mentions it albeit briefly
> 4. My bird has the decency to scream before it launches its attack
> 5. Why, after 15 years of riding under the same nest tree, did I
> suddenly get attacked yesterday (and today)? A new male has arrived
> perhaps?
>
> I reckon there are some really interesting science, genetics,
> inheritance type questions here for some young PhD student to
> investigate.
>
> Cheers
> Steve
> Hamilton, Victoria
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