When birds attack!

Wally said:

Anyone got any bright suggestions? or should I just keep doing the one
hand hill climb?

Consider painting big eyes on the top of your helmet. They will never
swoop
while you are looking at them, and it might be fooled. Seriously!

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HI,

I keep getting attacked by a pesky bird every time i ride up a certain
hill. Its managed to draw blood a few times, and I must look pretty
stupid riding along waving my arm above my head.

Would I be within my rights to carry a tennis racquet and smacking it?
or is there some nice man from the government who will come and take it
away. I'd rather not kill it.

No, as tempting as that is, it will actually have the opposite affect and
make it more likely to attack you (and anyone or anything that looks like
you) even more aggressively next time. Relocating them is a last option.
Because they're teritorial another one will just move into its place and it
could be worse!

Your best options are:
1. to find another route for the next month or so.
2. If you can't do that then find it and keep eye contact (they prefer to
attack from behind)
3. Attach a heap of zip ties or similar to your helmet so you look like a
purcupine. This won't stop the bird swooping but is usually enough to worry
it enough so it doesn't strike.

Good info at http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/July2002/default.htm

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OzCableguy said:

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

HI,

I keep getting attacked by a pesky bird every time i ride up a certain
hill. Its managed to draw blood a few times, and I must look pretty
stupid riding along waving my arm above my head.

Would I be within my rights to carry a tennis racquet and smacking it?
or is there some nice man from the government who will come and take it
away. I'd rather not kill it.

No, as tempting as that is, it will actually have the opposite affect and
make it more likely to attack you (and anyone or anything that looks like
you) even more aggressively next time. Relocating them is a last option.
Because they're teritorial another one will just move into its place and it
could be worse!

Your best options are:

4:10 Do remember to lead a little bit, theres a good chap.

OzCableguy said:

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

HI,

I keep getting attacked by a pesky bird every time i ride up a certain
hill. Its managed to draw blood a few times, and I must look pretty
stupid riding along waving my arm above my head.

Would I be within my rights to carry a tennis racquet and smacking it?
or is there some nice man from the government who will come and take it
away. I'd rather not kill it.

No, as tempting as that is, it will actually have the opposite affect and
make it more likely to attack you (and anyone or anything that looks like
you) even more aggressively next time. Relocating them is a last option.
Because they're teritorial another one will just move into its place and it
could be worse!

Your best options are:
1. to find another route for the next month or so.
2. If you can't do that then find it and keep eye contact (they prefer to
attack from behind)
3. Attach a heap of zip ties or similar to your helmet so you look like a
purcupine. This won't stop the bird swooping but is usually enough to worry
it enough so it doesn't strike.

Good info at http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/July2002/default.htm

--
www.ozcableguy.com
www.oztechnologies.com

or maybe you could just ride in a giant porcupine suit.... it depends on how humiliated you wish to be.. hands waving frantically or the suit.. the choice is your my friend..

coowoowoo said:

or maybe you could just ride in a giant porcupine suit.... it depends on how humiliated you wish to be.. hands waving frantically or the suit.. the choice is your my friend..

Easiest solution is ride a different way for a while....I tried many remedies but they do not work. Also evidence suggests if the bird "disappeared" another would step in....

Rumour has it the testicles o magpies expand by 100 times....which makes me ask would you not get narky?

Gee!!! Testicles x 100? Where any Magpies evident on stage 17 of the TDF?
Say in the underpantle region of 'The chin'?

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coowoowoo said:

or maybe you could just ride in a giant porcupine suit.... it depends
on how humiliated you wish to be.. hands waving frantically or the
suit.. the choice is your my friend..

Easiest solution is ride a different way for a while....I tried many
remedies but they do not work. Also evidence suggests if the bird
"disappeared" another would step in....

Rumour has it the testicles o magpies expand by 100 times....which
makes me ask would you not get narky?

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spiz

Just ride faster!

coowoowoo said:

or maybe you could just ride in a giant porcupine suit.... it depends on how humiliated you wish to be.. hands waving frantically or the suit.. the choice is your my friend..

Or the mousetrap approach that someone else suggested recently? 😄

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coowoowoo said:

or maybe you could just ride in a giant porcupine suit.... it depends
on how humiliated you wish to be.. hands waving frantically or the
suit.. the choice is your my friend..

Easiest solution is ride a different way for a while....I tried many
remedies but they do not work. Also evidence suggests if the bird
"disappeared" another would step in....

Rumour has it the testicles o magpies expand by 100 times....which
makes me ask would you not get narky?

Maybe we should send them all on the TdeF...

cfsmtb said:

Or the mousetrap approach that someone else suggested recently? 😄

Maybe ... the giant porcupine suit with a mouse trap attached... even better... 😄

spiz said:

Rumour has it the testicles o magpies expand by 100 times....which
makes me ask would you not get narky?

Sounds a bit like frustrated bogans in hot cars. There are easier ways
to get your rocks off, boys.

Donga

Wally said:

HI,

I keep getting attacked by a pesky bird every time i ride up a certain
hill. Its managed to draw blood a few times, and I must look pretty
stupid riding along waving my arm above my head.

Would I be within my rights to carry a tennis racquet and smacking it?
or is there some nice man from the government who will come and take it
away. I'd rather not kill it.

Anyone got any bright suggestions? or should I just keep doing the one
hand hill climb?

The other day I "caw"-ed at a magpie that was swooping riders, on the
cyclegaine course. You know, the kind of noise a crow makes? I didn't
get swooped.

Tam

Tamyka Bell said:

The other day I "caw"-ed at a magpie that was swooping riders, on the
cyclegaine course. You know, the kind of noise a crow makes? I didn't
get swooped.

Tam

Tamyka Bell. Bird whisperer.
Did you flap your arms too? If only I was there with my handycam - it'd be the easiest $500 I've ever made.

MM
[who does bird impressions too - mainly the crow variety - "Faaaaark"]

monsterman said:

Tamyka Bell. Bird whisperer.
Did you flap your arms too? If only I was there with my handycam - it'd be the easiest $500 I've ever made.

MM
[who does bird impressions too - mainly the crow variety - "Faaaaark"]

Bwhahahahahahahahha. Graham, who-art-thou-in-heaven, would surely approve. :p

monsterman said:

Tamyka Bell said:

The other day I "caw"-ed at a magpie that was swooping riders, on the
cyclegaine course. You know, the kind of noise a crow makes? I didn't
get swooped.

Tam

Tamyka Bell. Bird whisperer.
Did you flap your arms too? If only I was there with my handycam - it'd
be the easiest $500 I've ever made.

MM
[who does bird impressions too - mainly the crow variety - "Faaaaark"]

As an eye witness, I can report it was not Tam caw-ing that frightened it off.
It was Lotte with her shottie 🙂

Karen

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behind my shoulder, looking out for me ... only he's an imbecile" - Jake Stonebender

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4:10 Do remember to lead a little bit, theres a good chap.

Lost me. Is this a criticism of my literacy skills, knowledge of maggies or
a biblical reference?

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OzCableguy said:

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4:10 Do remember to lead a little bit, theres a good chap.

Lost me. Is this a criticism of my literacy skills, knowledge of maggies or
a biblical reference?

None of the above - a 4:10 is a shotgun. You aim in front of the target & the
victim flies into the shot.

Karen

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behind my shoulder, looking out for me ... only he's an imbecile" - Jake Stonebender

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4:10 Do remember to lead a little bit, theres a good chap.

Lost me. Is this a criticism of my literacy skills, knowledge of maggies
or a biblical reference?

None of the above - a 4:10 is a shotgun. You aim in front of the target &
the victim flies into the shot.

Ah, that had me confused as well. So not so much Deuteronomy as Remington.

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OzCableguy said:

"dave" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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4:10 Do remember to lead a little bit, theres a good chap.

Lost me. Is this a criticism of my literacy skills, knowledge of maggies
or a biblical reference?

None of the above - a 4:10 is a shotgun. You aim in front of the target &
the victim flies into the shot.

Ahhh. Of course! Thx. ;-)