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Posted: 16 May 2016

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1/60 • f/9.0 • 70.0 mm • ISO 100 •

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Complete with "anti-diving-bird" headgear. As an aside, my desktop computer is having problems at present with ipernity (I couldn't add the title or this note, though the laptop seems ok). So, is anyone else having problems or is it just my old and tired computer with maybe a software issue?

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 slgwv
slgwv club
??
8 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to slgwv club
By way of clarification, Steve, in their breeding season (which is not now) our magpies can become very defensive of their nest areas and divebomb passers-by. It seems they sometimes prefer to attack cyclists.
8 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to tiabunna club
Ah. Thanks for the explanation!
8 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
I see the title ok George .... ;-) not sure about the pc being old though ... hehehe I'll say no more ... ;-)))
8 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Great headgear George, that is a new one for me.
I uploaded and amended images this morning without issue.
8 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
That helmet looks really funny! Diving birds are a serious issue though. We have breeding buzzards around here who attack joggers and cyclists, one landed in A&E with a bleeding head wound.
I didn't have any issues with ipernity either.
8 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbe,une belle idée géniale et surtout très originale que de porter de tel casque .
8 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Lovely capture..
Have a good week ;-)
8 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
LOL...he fears pigeons?!!!
8 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Sometimes if the tittle is too long the note does not stay...
8 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Marvelous shot!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
8 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Love the helmet..

and no.. no problems !
8 years ago.
 elvigiadelosamaneceres.com
elvigiadelosamanecer… club
Graciosa imagen, saludos.
8 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully captured.
Congrats on Explore.
8 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
A funny helmet. Nice shot, but without your explanation it would be very mysterious, George!
8 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Thanks for your comment, faves and feedback, everyone. It seems I've (at least for the moment) cured my problem with ipernity - I use a 'cookie blocker' and it seems that's where the problem has begun to arise. I've used it for a year or two, but suddenly ipernity is only working when it's set to "pause". Goodness knows why, I presume some changes to code somewhere...
8 years ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
For those not in Australia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_magpie
Scroll down to 'Swooping'.
8 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to GrahamH club
Thanks, Graham. We have plenty of magpies and have never had a problem, I guess it's the old story of a few giving all a bad name. :-)
8 years ago.
GrahamH club has replied to tiabunna club
I heard something about the swooping on ABC RN (Science Show?) in the last year that it's only around 20% of all that ever swoop (I think the study quoted a figure of 22%).
8 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Love it...esp the anti swooping helmet....
Very Aussie shot, George
8 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Diana Australis club
Many thanks, Diana. It was irresistible. :-)
8 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
I would have thought a standard helmet would be sufficient, but what do I know ;-) Certainly a 'made me look' shot, George!

I've occasionally had problems with doing things on IP, but trying a different browser or a reboot usually gets me around the issues.
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

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