The Random Thread

[Dayvo]

We feed the magpies at our place, never have any trouble at all. Obviously you can't feed the whole neighbourhood but good for local protection. We haven't been able to touch them but can get within a few feet of them.

I had to stop feeding the ones at work . The juvenile ones would learn to take food out of my hand , then 2 or three of them would sit on my forklift waiting for me at lunchtime. Then they would all parade into the warehouse at warble at me till i fed them.

 

[marty351]

I had to stop feeding the ones at work . The juvenile ones would learn to take food out of my hand , then 2 or three of them would sit on my forklift waiting for me at lunchtime. Then they would all parade into the warehouse at warble at me till i fed them.

We used to feed the local family (ma, pa and eventually jr) for a couple of years back at home, and as quickly as they appeared, they were gone. Couldn't find them in the park where they nested either.
One place where I worked, one lunchtime we counted at least 14 maggies out the back of the shop and some would even waddle well into the workshop. The smell of hot chips can be very alluring! It turned out the old folks living just up the road had been feeding them over the years, even to the point that most of the towns magpie population had moved into all the nearby trees.
Leaving work one evening, there would have been at least 30-40 birds zooming around before nesting time. The downside to this was the occasional addition to the road markings.

 

[figjam]

When we built our house in a new housing estate, the plovers / masked lapwings would dive bomb and squawk during the egg laying period. The eggs were laid on the ground and hard to spot. They were usually in pairs.
14 years later, their population has increased dramatically, and the don't take any notice of humans. They just look at you and if you approach them, they retreat and look at you, no more aggression, and there are groups of them.
Before we were in their territory and they defended it, current ones are in our territory and have no concerns about our presence.

 

[UTE042_NZ]

Monkeypox confirmed in Auckland NZ late today. A person in their 30s returned from a country that has it, and now we do too.

First case of monkeypox confirmed in Auckland, Health Ministry says

The Ministry of Health is reporting the first case of monkeypox in New Zealand - a person in their 30s who lives in Auckland - but says there is no evidence of community transmission.

www.rnz.co.nz

 

[VS 5.0]

Monkeypox confirmed in Auckland NZ late today. A person in their 30s returned from a country that has it, and now we do too.

http://[URL]https://www.rnz.co.nz/n...ox-confirmed-in-auckland-health-ministry-says

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Hope foot and mouth doesn't make it there.

 

[Dayvo]

My wife bought this game for our son from a site called inappropriate gifts.. Its similar to Guess who .

 

[hademall]

Got up on the roof of our new house today and swept the chimney, had our first open fire this evening whilst enjoying a nice drop of Jamesons Whiskey.

 

[hademall]

When we built our house in a new housing estate, the plovers / masked lapwings would dive bomb and squawk during the egg laying period. The eggs were laid on the ground and hard to spot. They were usually in pairs.
14 years later, their population has increased dramatically, and the don't take any notice of humans. They just look at you and if you approach them, they retreat and look at you, no more aggression, and there are groups of them.
Before we were in their territory and they defended it, current ones are in our territory and have no concerns about our presence.

My pet hate are Mynah birds. I’ve just moved back to Melbourne from South West Vic where I was happy that Mynah birds were non existent. The common Mynahs are a pest and aggressive towards most other birds. They are known to invade other birds nests, killing and eating young birds and eggs.

 

[Skydrol]

My pet hate are Mynah birds. I’ve just moved back to Melbourne from South West Vic where I was happy that Mynah birds were non existent. The common Mynahs are a pest and aggressive towards most other birds. They are known to invade other birds nests, killing and eating young birds and eggs.

Could you eat them?

In the way things are going, is either that or Bugs

 

[hademall]

Could you eat them?

In the way things are going, is either that or Bugs

I think I’d prefer to just die!