The angry Australian animal Australians are actually scared of

Mashable ^ | 9/30

[Buckeye McFrog]

When I lived in Michigan we had a nest of blue jays in our yard who could have given them a run for their money.

[KC_Lion]

For your interest.

[workerbee]

What an odd last sentence.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Maybe the Ausies should import some Kea parrots to make things even more frightening.

https://www.birdorable.com/blog/kea-the-sheep-eating-parrot/

[Kriggerel]

...And here, I thought this was going to be a drop-bear thread. :P

[redshawk]

Alfred Hitchcock..... comes to life...

[decal]

“The angry Australian animal Australians are actually scared of”

Especially if you're not a Collingwood fan.

[Alas Babylon!]

I don’t mind wearing a mask while indoors or really close quarters to other people, but, seriously, outdoors?

Walking down the sidewalk, or, as Aussies say, footpaths, or in the drive taking the trash cans, or rubbish bins down the drive? Mowing the lawn?

Are they really mandating masks in these particular occasions?

Let the government stop pushing the magpies into stranger fear! Free the kind peoples faces so magpies can recognize them!!!

[Dr. Sivana]

They have always to be known to be among the most vicious of birds, though clever, and sometimes skillful at verbal discourse.



For my money, the most malicious (and annoying) is this species:

[fidelis]

"When I lived in Michigan we had a nest of blue jays in our yard who could have given them a run for their money."

Here in Arizona, Mockingbirds fill that role.

[DoodleBob]

[KarlInOhio]

Too cute. Blood sugar rising to dangerous levels. Gack! < /dies of cuteness overload>

[NonValueAdded]

Mockingbirds will take on crows 3 times their size. They’re pretty aggressive too. But not as bad as these “death from the sky” magpies seem to be.

[KarlInOhio]

When I lived in Michigan we had a nest of blue jays in our yard who could have given them a run for their money.

Baby blue jays sleep comfortably in nests lined with cat fur from what the parents pull out of the neighborhood kitties.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

How about the flocks of sulfur crested cockatoos that can skeletonize a giant kangaroo in under a minute?

Or the dropbears (Thylarctos plummetus)?

[hanamizu]

England has a long history and set of customs concerning magpies. One is required to salute them when seeing them. They are connected to both good and bad luck, so one must be careful.

That said, my aunt in Idaho kept one for a pet. I don’t know if it was wild and she regularly fed it or kept it in a cage. They are very smart and apparently do remember people who treat them well or mess with them.

[Hot Tabasco]

When I lived in Michigan we had a nest of blue jays in our yard

Hopefully they were the ones I have dispatched following what they did to the remaining chickadee in a nest box two years ago..............

The war of revenge continues to this day.

[Bulwyf]

I shot 15 magpies on my front lawn because they were messing with the siding on my house. I couldn’t believe it,for a supposedly smart bird, they sure seemed intent on dying.

[LegendHasIt]

Not this?

Well, Tasmania, yeah, butr it is an Australian Federation State.