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Man dies after magpie attack
news.com.au. ^
| 05Sep03
| Tippy Hedren
Posted on 09/07/2003 9:08:39 AM PDT by aculeus
A ROGUE magpie has been captured and destroyed after fatally injuring one man and seriously injuring a tourist.
A Mildura man, 74, received severe eye injuries when a local magpie swooped from trees in the Victorian town. The man, who collapsed after the attack, died on Tuesday night at Melbourne's Royal Eye and Ear Hospital.
A South Korean tourist attacked by the same magpie was taken to hospital.
Department of Sustainability and Environment officers destroyed the magpie.
A coroner will investigate the man's death, the cause of which is still unknown.
Some Magpies swoop during the spring nesting season.
This report appears on news.com.au.
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To: aculeus
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posted on
09/07/2003 9:48:01 AM PDT
by
gitmo
(The medals Kerry threw away were his then. But now they weren't.)
To: A. Morgan
These birds really can hurt!..I clicked on your link!
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posted on
09/07/2003 9:53:33 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: Dog Gone; dighton; aculeus
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posted on
09/07/2003 9:54:18 AM PDT
by
general_re
(Today is a day for firm decisions! Or is it?)
To: RightOnTheLeftCoast
A kingbird used to dive at me as I walked to work - tangled his claws in my hair a couple times. Not as sizeable as a magpie, but it's hard to imagine a magpie (between jay and crow in size) doing that kind of damage before being grabbed and stomped.
Mrs VS
To: Porterville
Be careful when you're shooting at birds with a .22:
http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2003/0905/local/stories/07local.htm
To: aculeus
"Australia." Or Norstrillia, by Cordwainer Smith.
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posted on
09/07/2003 11:15:58 AM PDT
by
boris
(The deadliest Weapon of Mass Destruction in History is a Leftist With a Word Processor)
To: Born Conservative
Who would have guessed?
27
posted on
09/07/2003 11:26:16 AM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: aculeus; Dr. Zoo
Didja ever see the movie "The Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock?
Tippi Hedren made her movie debut in that film and got a little eye damage herself.
She is ok now in fact last week signed Dr. Zoo's dashboard...
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posted on
09/07/2003 1:01:16 PM PDT
by
Syncro
(Back to the beach...)
To: Syncro
Tippi Hedren is an amazing actress. Wasn't she also in "Marnie?" This was another movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and as I recall, co-starred Sean Connery.
29
posted on
09/07/2003 3:43:07 PM PDT
by
bd476
(Message bears repeating: this is no time to let down our guard.)
To: Syncro; Dr. Zoo
Hmmmm. Google accepts "Tippy" and "Tippi!"
30
posted on
09/07/2003 4:24:16 PM PDT
by
aculeus
To: bd476
Yes you are correct, she was in it and so was Connery.
More a cult classic, you have to look deeply to see Hitchcock's genius in it.
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posted on
09/07/2003 6:34:46 PM PDT
by
Syncro
(Tipzy????)
To: aculeus
When Magpies Go Bad!
32
posted on
09/07/2003 6:35:19 PM PDT
by
Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.)
To: aculeus
Well tht's good, more people will see the hits. But, I figure if she wants to
Spell it Tippi that's good enough for me...
Thanks for the oportunity to post some pictures from the "Birds" beach today...
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posted on
09/07/2003 7:07:42 PM PDT
by
Syncro
(I still have sand in my toes...)
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