Saturday 22 September 2007

Magpies

I've been bombed twice in the last week by magpies. They clipped my helmet both times - I was zooming along and there was a sudden "clack" on the plastic where a beak or claw had impacted with the helmet.

The first time it happened, the magpie came back for a second run. The sun was above and behind me, and I could see the shadow of this hovering magpie on the ground in front of me. It was a really spooky effect - I wish I could have taped it. He hovered there for a few seconds less than a foot from my head, and then gave up as I exited his territory. You don't see that everyday (the shadow thing).

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