Daily Discussion Thread: Tue 10 Oct 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Tue 10 Oct 2023
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Someone please send help. The magpies have decided to adopt the tree near my window as their nest. The new baby squawks from sunrise until sunset all day every day
Also I can't go anywhere fucking near it cause mumma Maggie has decided to permanently stand guard on the fence post. Which is convenient right near the letterbox and also where cars go
Help
Here you can borrow this..
Thanks
Magpies like a sprinkling of rolled oats - this is cheaper than meat. Small pieces of cheese are also quite liked by my local maggies. Bribe mumma with rolled oats and/or cheese - she will probably not bother you when you go to the letterbox. An umbrella is a good shield against swooping. Bike helmets generally don't work, in fact may be actual targets.
Enjoy observing nature in action! You will need to provide some bribes to the residents, a small token of meat is ok every now and then, but don’t do it regularly because it will be bad for them and the babies. Have a friendly chat out loud to the guard bird, congratulate it on the arrival of babies and let it know you are a friend. You will thus declare yourself friend not foe, and will not be bothered.
You get a bit of meat, preferably something that looks a bit like a worm. You let mama bird see it then you flick it as far away from the letterbox as you can while sprinting to the letterbox. Do not deviate. On the way back to the house flap your arms around like you're about to take flight until you are safely back inside. Squawk as you do this. Next day repeat.
I would pay to see this.
The other day when it was raining I was taking the rubbish and as I walked past the air conditioner some muddafucker decided now is the time to attack (it may have just been spooked but I personally felt attacked) which caused me to sprint to the bin and run back screaming and flapping.
@CEOofmyhouse56 @Seagoon_ I have also had to do this in the last couple of days. To go to the playground, which is right behind my house, I take a Big Stick and Wave It Threateningly.
Granted. Baby squawks from sunset to sunrise.
Feed them veggies, talk to them. Mealworms if you have funds and a good pet store. Not much to do about the noise though.
Maybe if they’re full and contented they won’t squawk so much?