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Swooping magpie targets 12yo schoolboy in years-long grudge (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by arbilp3@aussie.zone to c/environment@aussie.zone

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Back to stopping the Spring magpie wars: bring a peace offering!

A primary school boy has been singled out by a "mean" local magpie each spring for almost half his life.

Louis, 12, often carries protection against the swooping bird after being injured multiple times

Experts say magpies can hold long grudges, but peace is possible.

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[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like his parents and teachers failed to teach him how to make peace with the Magpie.

Also crickets are a healthier snack for Magpies. You can find them in the garden (shocking) but some pet stores also sell them as food for lizards and fish.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

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[–] CagedDingo@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is this... news? Everyone gets swooped - it is unaustralian not to be swooped.

I don't really read the ABC front page anymore but I was surprised to see it filled with these kinds of filler pieces when I looked at it recently.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

I put it up as a sort of running gag. We've had a number of posts on magpie swooping in the last month or two, especially what to do with magpies that are insistent on swooping and people want to relocate them. This little fun piece just gives a pretty simple solution (which may work but should not be used continuously as the food mentioned is bad for magpie health).

it is unaustralian not to be swooped. 👍 😆 💚

[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Time for this classic https://youtu.be/YGGTcYfrEZU?is=p24zpSEYyQ-J8Nnp

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

😂 😂 😂 What a drama queen!

[–] deeprlyeh@lemmus.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What did he do?

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

The bird beef started one day when Louis was swooped while riding his bike.

It escalated when he hit the bird with a broom while defending himself from an attack.

If you attack, threaten and yell at male magpies defending their kids, you're in for it! 😆