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yesterday I set out on a 15 mile loop, first leg over the 8 mile casueway with a 10 backwind. I stopped to set thewe GPS at the first urn, pedaled out and a bee smot me smack on muh forehead. then on the last leg, rode the front sidewall into a roofing nail: first flat in 18 months. |
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On Apr 7, 11:20*pm, wrote:
Thanks for the wonderful illustration of regional variation, one of my favorite topics. Magpies in the USA occasionally harry smaller animals near their nests, but they scarcely ever bother people. I found the regional variation interesting as well. Here in Northern Colorado, the black-billed magpie is fairly common. I ride daily and year-round, often sighting them along the creek near my house. I've never seen any sign of aggressiveness. It's nesting season now in the northern hemisphere, and this very morning I passed about 1 meter from one that was perched on a fence. Not even a flinch, let alone a beak- clacking swoop. Same story for the yellow-billed variety I used to see in the hills east of San Jose. |
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:23:28 -0700 (PDT), Stephen Greenwood
wrote: On Apr 7, 11:20*pm, wrote: Thanks for the wonderful illustration of regional variation, one of my favorite topics. Magpies in the USA occasionally harry smaller animals near their nests, but they scarcely ever bother people. I found the regional variation interesting as well. Here in Northern Colorado, the black-billed magpie is fairly common. I ride daily and year-round, often sighting them along the creek near my house. I've never seen any sign of aggressiveness. It's nesting season now in the northern hemisphere, and this very morning I passed about 1 meter from one that was perched on a fence. Not even a flinch, let alone a beak- clacking swoop. Same story for the yellow-billed variety I used to see in the hills east of San Jose. Dear Stephen, As one of the Australian posters points out elsewhere in this thread, the two "magpies" are from different families, with our magpies being gentler. I've been told of US magpies swooping at gardeners during nesting season and startling them. But I've never seen magpies bother people, just basset hounds and garter snakes. The birds swooped and plucked at the basset's back until he retreated into the house. The snakes they just pecked to death and left lying on the walk. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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understanding needed. many birds, especially well fed birds livijng in an easy life environment undertake a 3-4 month spring orgy. Boat tail grackles establish a harem out of the touring non mating season touring female flock. Butbutbut female grackles are promiscuous and mate with the first second third and so on male flying by while her main prod is on the other side of the tree or parking lot. EEYEYEAHAHAHAHAHA they are a trip to watch. I'm trying to feed the harem males hot dog chunks. They are too wound up defending the harem who're busy looking for the first new dick flying down the street TO EAT! One's haremless are eating noooo problem. the male comes on this with, I assume from watching, a real rush of hormones as for the remainder of his year-his testicles are wihtdrawn into his body and along with the other sexually stimulating hormoans, are relatively inactive. Like flying around with your testicles hanging out to catch on the first branch would be a real drag, no? Same reason Birdy has no frontal lobes bit a developed brainstem. In Spring, Birdy bangs off the walls |
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