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[calais_304]

What sort of bird is it? From what you have said (whistling at night, gone off its heasd and swooping a cat) I am guessing it is a Willie Wag-tail. If so, if you hurt it I will break your face

You will also be up for massive fines if you get caught as they are native AND protected.

lol the ol willie wagtails go off, used to see them at my grandparents farm all the time....wow didn't know they are protected

 

[Troy711]

All native birds are protected as far as I know however you 4are leaglly allowed to shoot a wedge-tailed eagle if it is a pest to livestock.. which is prett rich considering a wedgies diet consists of upwards of 95% carion and of the 5% they hunt only 3% is mutton (or so I read).

Honestly, I think the best way to talkle this bird issue is (if it is a willie) go to the pet store, buy some meal worms and start feeding it. You would be surprised at how awesome these little birds are. My parents have one that visits their house everyday and he is so friendly he will take food out of your hand.

The thing I love about willies is that they have 'small bird syndrome'. They fear nothing.. I have seen them swooping dogs, magpies, currawongs and even harrass a wedgie! Check out these pictures...

That is a willie attacking a brown goshawk, a bird that could easily catch and eat him for breakfast lol.

 

[Troy711]

Also, would you REALLY want to kill something with babies as cute as these?

Just look at their eyebrows, they look sooo cranky!

 

[Troy711]

If I ever heard of anyone hurting protected fauna I would report them ASAP to the police or RSPCA...

 

[Philthy]

Honestly, I think the best way to talkle this bird issue is (if it is a willie) go to the pet store, buy some meal worms and start feeding it. You would be surprised at how awesome these little birds are. My parents have one that visits their house everyday and he is so friendly he will take food out of your hand.

The thing I love about willies is that they have 'small bird syndrome'. They fear nothing.. I have seen them swooping dogs, magpies, currawongs and even harrass a wedgie! Check out these pictures...

On the farm I grew up on we used to have willie wag tails. They would hop along next to us for the whole 700m walk to the bus stop, then be waiting there for us when we got home. I miss those little guys

 

[minux]

The next person that suggests using a bb gun or any other method to illegally kill native birds will be taking a holiday.

 

[quick308]

The next person that suggests using a bb gun or any other method to illegally kill native birds will be taking a holiday.

nobody knew what type of bird it was. it could be an asian minor (or another introduced bird) they make heaps of noise and they are introduced. so in that case you would be doing the right thing. if it is native then no dont kill it

 

[Philthy]

You could always try rubber snakes or fake eagles that you put in the tree, or even on the fence since it is the neighbours tree. I have seen a few houses where rubber snakes have worked quite well

 

[Torquative]

Troy/all

At midnight when your stressed by lifes problems and have the added annoyance of a bird making racket since the early hours, anything sounds like a good plan, but Im not going to kill it. Its not its fault it found a nice hangout and goes off like a house alarm all night the same way its not my fault when I am singing karaoke drunkl at 1am or fill the street with JCCC cars.

I'll try the rubber bike tube snake approach and see if it scares it off. all I need is for him or her to move to the reserve just behind us where it can go nuts all night and I cant hear it.

Also I have NFI what sort of bird it is, all I know is if I spray it with water it bounces back, if its hailing hard it still makes noise and I saw something small swooping at the cat, dunno if it was this particular noise bird or not ...

 

[Jo3_Blo]

Haha lol.

Yeah, would get annoying though.

Dunno what to suggest tho. As I would never condone harming an animal.


But speaking of Willy Wag Tails - we used to have one that came to our place, he'd eat from us and all. Very cute/friendly little bird and full of life.

Had no idea they were protected tho! Come to think of it, I havn't seen one of these birds for a long time.

Indian Minors......grrr...I hate those lol. Damn curry fags lol. But all the same, I wouldn't harm them.