The secret art of keeping swooping magpies away
And it doesn't involve tying cables tie to your hat.
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ONE dedicated environmentalist has written to the QT to educate the be-swooped public about magpies, this spring.
She said, a simple squirt of cooking oil will keep them off your back, and they learn quickly not to do it again.
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"TO STOP swooping magpies, use a water pistol full of cooking oil or a spray can of cooking oil, and give them a good spray," Gil May wrote.
"They do not like oil on their feathers and do a lot of grooming afterwards, they learn quickly.
"These beautiful birds mate for life and if one of them is killed the other one never takes a new mate.
"The magpies are only doing what nature intended that all parents do - looking after their babies."
GIL MAY
Forestdale
All we can say is bless you Gil May, and thank you for your tip.
Originally published as The secret art of keeping swooping magpies away
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