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[Wurger]

 

[A4K]

There a lots of jokes, many based on fact, about how dangerous the Australian wildlife is but one bird that is seldom mentioned is a very common and real menace - the magpie.

This sort of sign is common in many cities and towns at this time of year - note what you must protect

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Today's video news includes Cyclist captures moment magpie steals earphone from ear

As mentioned at the end of that story most cyclists, and many pedestrians at this time of year, wear helmets that are covered in cable ties to protect themselves. What was not covered is that they take out a number of peoples eyes each year. The greenies say feed them and they will not attack you. Bulldust. We fed the one that caused this.
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We get those buggers in NZ too.(brought over from Oz by some bright spark).

 

[Gnomey]

 

[ThomasP]

Well, couldn't they have flown over by themselves . . . er, wait . . . or hopped a ride on a boat . . . er . . . hmmm, nope. Just looked it up, A4K is right - it was intentionally done by humans.

 

[A4K]

As always...most of our pests were brought in for 'sport' (even Moose from Canada!). But why the bloody Magpies??!

 

[WARSPITER]

In Albany here in Western Australia some goose used to collect live butterflies. Unfortunately this included some big ones
from Queensland. The larvae from these are about 1 1/2" (38mm) long and can wipe out a whole tomato plant in one day.
They also go for Citrus trees and vines such as Passionfruit.

Some of these got out and people found out the same spring as to how destructive they are over here. A govvymunt representative
(you know the type) said that according to 'expert' advice the butterflies would not be able to live in the winter over here as they
are from a more tropical environment. That was around five years ago now and the buggers are everywhere..... I just wish magpies
would find them edible.

 

[A4K]

My favourites are the Cane toads...now THAT's a success story!

 

[SaparotRob]

We have wild parrots here on Long Island. I was attending Brooklyn College in the late 1970's. I learned that a colony of Quaker Parakeets had taken up residence in the scaffolding for the lights of the athletic field. The most common story was a pet shop delivery went afowl (see what I did there?). They are now here in my neighborhood as well. How they survived our winters and winter storms is amazing. I see and hear them frequently. Mostly hear them.

 

[special ed]

We have wild parrots here on Long Island. I was attending Brooklyn College in the late 1970's. I learned that a colony of Quaker Parakeets had taken up residence in the scaffolding for the lights of the athletic field. The most common story was a pet shop delivery went afowl (see what I did there?). They are now here in my neighborhood as well. How they survived our winters and winter storms is amazing. I see and hear them frequently. Mostly hear them.

The same happened in New Orleans. A shipment of some kind of green parakeet, the size of a pigeon, from Central America got loose at the Airport and multiplied like pigeons. They also build large nests in the stadium lights. Sensing a fire hazard, the wizards of smart installed large owl dummies which became the central point for more nests.

 

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[MiTasol]

With magpies hearing them is a double edged item.

Outside the breeding season they have a very nice song. During the breading season the first thing you normally hear when they are attacking is when they use their wings to brake so that they have stopped just millimetres short of hitting you. If they actually hit you they sometimes take out an eye and if you drop to the ground injured from a near miss to your eye they will keep attacking until someone else comes along and attacks them. My wife was curled up in a ball on the ground for several minutes before I came up on the mower and scared the #$%^& thing away.

 

[Airframes]

I've found that a small piece of lead, accurately applied at the neck, seems to stop them pretty ***ing quickly !!

 

[Gnomey]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]