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Magpie through the window

ando · 2005-06-24 07:58:02

With the warm nights we've been having lately I usually leave my window open a bit overnight. Well I won’t be leaving it so open any more. About 6am I heard tapping coming from my windowsill and then something hit the blinds. Next thing I see is a scared (not as scared as me!) black and white magpie flying towards my head…

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#32 25-06-2005 11:40AM

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Brings a whole new meaning to Rod Stewarts song "Wake up maggie I think ive got some bird poo for you".

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#33 25-06-2005 01:37PM

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I was visited on a regular basis by a robin which used to hop in to the kitchen, hop up on the table where he would peck away at any crumbs present.

I was also nearly killed by a seagull. I was on an old Honda 125 SJ, going along the Clontarf Road when this Kamakazi gull crash-dived into me. I missed going under the wheels of a truck by a gnats whisker.

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#34 25-06-2005 01:57PM

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magpies divebomb you if you go near their nest. they are a devil though and one was sitting outside my window at 5am squaking - not a nice wakeup with a hangover I can assure you.

never really been harrassed though by the critters......

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