The Mad Magpie From Murrumbateman

I rode the bike pretty much every day that I was away. Not really big rides, I think I did about 200 kms in the week. by far and away the biggest ride I did was out to Murrumbateman on Saturday morning. It was a wonderful morning for a ride. Now, this time of the year, the cyclists greatest enemy is the angry magpie. I refuse to wear cable ties on my helmet. I just won't do it. So, I just keep an eye and ear out for magpies and when they come for me, I just ride like the wind. I avoided the bike path along William Slim Drive at Giralang on the way out to Murrumbateman cos I know there's a cranky magpie along there. And I didn't come across another one till about a kilometre out of Murrumbateman. He was crazy this guy. He had a go at me on the way into town, but I was one the downhill run, so he didn't get much of a shot. It was a different story on the way out. Most of your bike swooping magpies come in from above. Most of them just make a lot of noise and swoop within a metre of your head. This bloke comes in from the side...he wants to take your eye out. His beak wacked into my helmet so hard that it A. knocked it forward on my head hampering my vision for a while and B. left a big dent in my helmet. Honestly....it left a dent in my helmet. And he kept on coming. He was savage. Can I ask that anyone living along the highway about a kilometre out of Murrumbateman.....can I ask that when the breeding season is over that you feed this bloody magpie. Give it something to eat for God's sake. Just feed it please. Show this magpie that we're not bad creatures us humans. There's no point trying to do it now....he's just too angry. Have you got any magpie stories to share with us. Feel free.