Riding along the Koonung Creek bike path the other day when I heard a loud squawking and got hit in the head by a diving bird.
Normally if you get swooped, it's by Magpies, and they fly just over your head with a loud click of the beak. Well this thing wasn't a magpie, although it was just as big, and it actually hit me - despite the fact that my helmet was bedecked with 10cm long zip ties sticking up everywhere. The stupid bloody thing then sat in a tree above me, threatening me with loud squawks every time I moved.
I had to make a very swift getaway, waving my arms violently above my head while trying to negotiate the trees and obstacles on the path.
I'll be glad when this mating/breeding season is over.
Normally if you get swooped, it's by Magpies, and they fly just over your head with a loud click of the beak. Well this thing wasn't a magpie, although it was just as big, and it actually hit me - despite the fact that my helmet was bedecked with 10cm long zip ties sticking up everywhere. The stupid bloody thing then sat in a tree above me, threatening me with loud squawks every time I moved.
I had to make a very swift getaway, waving my arms violently above my head while trying to negotiate the trees and obstacles on the path.
I'll be glad when this mating/breeding season is over.