chortle bombers

Wattle bird, or as we call them, clangers, have been known to swoop. Is it
one of them??

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"Ray Peace" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Greetings,
Got bombed again this morning by what I refer to as a chortle bomber,
for the second time this week.
Totally different from magpies, these birds make a high pitched
warbling, starting off very fast and then trailing off to a few cycles a
second, AFTER they have bombed you. They are smaller, more greenish-grey
(I think) and also much more accurate, not only aiming for the head but
usually scoring a direct hit. Despite the beefs about helmets, on
occasions like this they have some saving graces. Anyone know what
species these wretched birds are?
I've been aware of magpie season for a very long time, but these little
[censored] seem to be an entirely new one, or maybe I just haven't been at
the wrong place at the wrong time all these years, though I doubt that.
Fortunately, chortle bombers seem relatively rare, there are two I've
heard in my immediate area and only one of these bombs, but has been
doing so consistently for several weeks now.
Unlike magpies, which can often be seen coming, chortle bombers score a
direct hit with no warning at all.
So spring this year is turning out to be more fun than usual. Keep
watching for these little bludgers.
Regards,
Ray.

"Ray Peace" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Greetings,
Got bombed again this morning by what I refer to as a chortle bomber,
for the second time this week.
Totally different from magpies, these birds make a high pitched
warbling, starting off very fast and then trailing off to a few cycles a
second, AFTER they have bombed you. They are smaller, more greenish-grey
(I think) and also much more accurate, not only aiming for the head but
usually scoring a direct hit. Despite the beefs about helmets, on
occasions like this they have some saving graces. Anyone know what
species these wretched birds are?
I've been aware of magpie season for a very long time, but these little
[censored] seem to be an entirely new one, or maybe I just haven't been at
the wrong place at the wrong time all these years, though I doubt that.
Fortunately, chortle bombers seem relatively rare, there are two I've
heard in my immediate area and only one of these bombs, but has been
doing so consistently for several weeks now.
Unlike magpies, which can often be seen coming, chortle bombers score a
direct hit with no warning at all.
So spring this year is turning out to be more fun than usual. Keep
watching for these little bludgers.
Regards,
Ray.

Noisy Miner comes to mind, although I'm not sure about the green
colouration. There seems to be more and more of them, and I know they like
divebombing anyone.

Henry.

Bean Long said:

Wattle bird, or as we call them, clangers, have been known to swoop. Is it
one of them??

Greetings,
Not a wattle bird, slightly larger but similar in colouring. These
blighters have a totally different and distinctive call which can be
heard very clearly in the bush or here in the suburbs. If wattle birds
were bombing I would be worried, as there are thousands of them all over
the city.
regards,
Ray.