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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 14 Sep 2016

    During magpie swooping season, Australians band together as if motivated by a national war efforthttp://nyti.ms/2cKl1M4 

    6:47 PM - 14 Sep 2016
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    39 replies 187 retweets 230 likes
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      2. Gippo Dudee‏ @DudeeGippo 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        a country that lost a war to fucking emus, my thoughts and prayers are with Australia

        2 replies 5 retweets 17 likes
      3. maggot brain‏ @thefourthdegree 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @DudeeGippo @nytimes

        Thank you. With your thoughts and prayers we will get through this tough time.

        0 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
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      1. Pwoiter‏ @pwoiter 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        Mate, magpies are ok. It's magpie fans we're shit scared of.

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      1. Wyn‏ @WynRichards 15 Sep 2016
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        It's better than croc swooping season.

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      1. Jo Diddley‏ @jot_au 14 Sep 2016
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        hilarious...getting Aussies to "band together" over anything other than sport, food and Vivid Festivals...is like herding cats

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      1. pragmaticlefty‏ @roseannebyrne 14 Sep 2016
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        @callapilla oh Really! Any real Aussie knows magpies can only be deterred by individuals wearing tinfoil hats.

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      2. Greg of New Farm  ®️‏ @greg_new_farm 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        big deal. I'm 68 and have never been swooped by magpies 👎

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Bhoundi Williams‏ @bhoundi 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @greg_new_farm @nytimes

        do you live in Australia?

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      4. Greg of New Farm  ®️‏ @greg_new_farm 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @bhoundi @nytimes

        yep

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Bhoundi Williams‏ @bhoundi 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @greg_new_farm @nytimes

        can't believed you're an Aussie & never been swooped by a maggie ... It's like an Australian tradition

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Thad Collins‏ @ThadCollins 15 Sep 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        Thad Collins Retweeted The New York Times

        https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/776235871301402624 … @TheDesperettes I don't think I'm visiting Australia any time soon

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        The New York TimesVerified account @nytimes
        During magpie swooping season, Australians band together as if motivated by a national war effort http://nyti.ms/2cKl1M4 
        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. TheDesperettes‏ @TheDesperettes 27 Sep 2016
        Replying to @ThadCollins @nytimes

        why do you think our wigs are so big? 😉👌

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Thad Collins‏ @ThadCollins 27 Sep 2016
        Replying to @TheDesperettes @nytimes

        according to the article, Bike helmets with wire straws in them kept the birds away! So I guess the wigs work!

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Josh Coulson‏ @joshc0 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        it's seriously like a Hitchcock movie 24/7 here

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      2. Daffy Duck‏ @Daffy_A_Duck 14 Sep 2016
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        Magpie swooping season in Australia - what will they think of next? I'm still trying to figure out why Donald never flies. @nytimes

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      1. Mx Cassowary  ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 🖤‏ @DrRhysPockett 14 Sep 2016
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        I turned up to school one day with my hair covered in blood and missing a square inch of skin from a maggie attack.

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      2. Silver Dante‏ @silver_dante 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        magpies only attack people if they've been hassled by people, they're not bad at all. Wedgetails will take small children though.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Bhoundi Williams‏ @bhoundi 14 Sep 2016
        Replying to @silver_dante @nytimes

        magpies will swoop you to protect there eggs ... It only happens in spring. True story

        3 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Silver Dante‏ @silver_dante 29 Sep 2016
        Replying to @bhoundi @nytimes

        they will attack people who harass them other times of year, just less frequently. That's why I'm nice to them.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Bhoundi Williams‏ @bhoundi 29 Sep 2016
        Replying to @silver_dante @nytimes

        you are right, kind of.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3217676/Magpies-recognise-FACE-swooped-know-live.html …

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Bhoundi Williams‏ @bhoundi 29 Sep 2016
        Replying to @bhoundi @silver_dante @nytimes

        I grew up near bushland south of Perth, every spring, i was swooped in the same area & it would have been the same 1

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Silver Dante‏ @silver_dante 2 Oct 2016
        Replying to @bhoundi @nytimes

        I grew up eastern Brisbane, avid bird watcher, been all over Australia bushwalking. Magpie species behave can differently

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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