Tales of Home [6]

From my front yard.

That's lovely, chris. Do you know what kind of bird that is? My first thought was vulture since that's the largest type of bird I see on a regular basis but on a closer look it doesn't seem like the right profile.

Magpie.

A bloody BIG magpie . lol

That's a cool looking bird.

Not when there nesting. They will have your eyes out.

How to Keep Safe from Swooping Australian Magpies


Australian magpies are notorious for a habit that can cause injury and distress to humans - swooping. This nasty little habit, done to protect the bird's territory when it feels its nest is threatened during nesting season, can result in skin injuries, eye injuries and sometimes chunks of flesh being removed through contact with claws or beak.

Unfortunately, as noted by the Flinders University Research Centre for Injury Studies, people have even died from magpie swooping attacks, such as losing control of a bicycle after a swooping attack to the temple. Hopefully, such a terrible outcome is a very rare instance but even the average swoop is not a fun experience and it is important to take precautions against the possibility by managing our own behaviour, rather than that of the birds.

When Hitchcock made The Birds I don't think he intended for it to be shown as a training video.

When Hitchcock made The Birds I don't think he intended for it to be shown as a training video......Eldo


We suffer similar but with seagulls They are brutally vicious & as many properties here have 'desirable' flat roofs, there could be 100s of feathered predators just waiting for you to trot gaily out, unaware of your impending doom

well birds are just the remnants of raptor dinosaurs after all. (I think) small, intelligent and aggressive.

Scottish seagulls like a good rammy-



They also shoplift, crisps-

Ive seen seagulls do that at petrol stations. Now, most stations have moved all the groceries to the back & only flowers & newspapers are at the front, all cuz of gulls

I thought that second video was gonna be a seagull stealing crisps from people who were eating them. I wasn't expecting him to go into the store and everything.

I think its a Port Glasgow seagull

Kelpie by the loch side-

I like that !!!

I can't help but imagine someone unaware of it coming across it on a foggy night.  

Makes a nice change from "Nessie"

Kelpies got there first (it has a Fjordian relative too - nøkk )

lovely image that.

Somebody needs to put a pair of red glowing eyes in that unicorn. Faint - so you're not sure it's there but will sneak up on your subconscious.

Its not a bloody unicorn its a kelpie!!!

Don't worry Petty, I know about kelpies from having read JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

"(it has a Fjordian relative too - nøkk )"
Indeed it does!

That Kelpie is both gorgeous and immensly creepy at the same time!

I know about kelpies from having read JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.- Eldo

Well that actually makes sense- I mean I wouldn't expect her to start inventing her own stuff now!

'That Kelpie is both gorgeous and immensly creepy at the same time!'- Amarie

And thats why its best not to go for a ride on one if it offers  

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Well that actually makes sense- I mean I wouldn't expect her to start inventing her own stuff now!

I knew I could count on you Petty.