We got swooped!

[MummaSue]

Out walking with the pram and one of those delightful (sense the sarcasm) maggies swooped us.

When I moved to Aus, all I was worried about were snakes, spiders, sharks and jelly fish. Turns out the pretty birds are savage too.

Hehehe, missy was in her pram just staring at mummy swearing her head off.

*must keep language to a minimum in front of baby*

[Phteven]

I realised it was crazy magpie season when I got home from walking the dog yesterday and found the cat under siege. The poor thing looked so confused.

I still love them despite their annual insanity - it's the warbling that wins my heart. Imagine the Australian bush without magpies singing.

[MummaSue]

LOL, Onyx, the first time I got swooped 4 years ago when we moved here, I was so upset and confused. Back home, they sing the most beautiful songs - here we get attacked!!!! Hehe.

They are gorgeous but scary!!!!! I see them attacking people all the time, relentlessly!

[Tinks]

Oh no!! Did it get you?

I hate Magpie season.

When we were kids we used to go outside with our bike helmets on during magpie season lol.

[MummaSue]

LOL, no it didn't get us thank goodness. I could feel the flapping and hear the screeching though, so ran for cover whilst flapping my arms, swearing a whole lot and trying to push the pram at the same time.

[allycat06]

Yeugh I hate magpies!
You'll have to get one of those bike helmets with all the straws sticking out of them

Apparently if you draw eyes on the top of a hat they leave you alone.....

[Phteven]

You can buy glue on eyes at Riot Art. I'm thinking of putting them on the boys' hats.

[Lily Dust]

OMG me too!!!! We had to change walking paths this week I take a blanket and wave it over my head too, must look a right fool but at least they dont get too close

Onyx....you are so right, what would spring be with out ducking and weaving away after the sounds of beautiful warbling

[MummaSue]

Might just walk with an umbrella for the next few weeks. Will look like an idiot but rather that than have my head split open!!

On the news the other night they were saying that there are some particularly aggressive ones somewhere in Brisbane (I forget where) and one woman said that kids walk past her house with bleeding heads!!! OMG!

[MummaSue]

LOL, the first year I was attacked was when I rode my bike to work. Someone told me about the eye thing so I got a magazine and cut out Britney Spears' eyes (when she shaved her head and looked a bit mental) and put them on the back of my helmet. Never got attacked again.

If I ever see Britney in person I will thank her. She is very good at scaring maggies.

[Phteven]

PMSL. Pfft to all those naysayers out there that said Britney had no talent.

ETA - The cable ties on the helmet are for magpies? Because I saw a guy like that today and I thought that he was maybe a bit touched in the head or perhaps trying to attract an alien lady.