I suspect that they were trained Magpies!!
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From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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Sent: 24 November 2010 14:55
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Subject: Re: Aus magpie v. Pom sportsman
Even the magpies are on the attack <g> May the games begin ... Andrew
On 24 November 2010 19:54, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As Ashes fever grips Australia, even the wildlife is having a pop at the
> Poms. England cricketer Ian Bell will take to the field in the first Test,
> starting on Thursday in Brisbane, bearing the scars of a brush with the
> Queensland fauna.
> Batsman Bell and team mates James Anderson and Stuart Broad did not fall
> foul of a snake, spider or crocodile as one might expect, but an angry
> magpie, which attacked them as they warmed up for the series with a round
of
> golf.
> Bell was left with a cut to his nose after the incident, according to the
> Daily Telegraph, but the paper says he was lucky to escape a more serious
> injury.
> It explains that Brisbane's magpies become very aggressive during nesting
> season and often attack humans, swooping down and pecking at their eyes.
> Fortunately Bell was wearing sunglasses and, although they came off in the
> attack, they may have prevented a far worse outcome.
> After attacking Bell and drawing blood, the angry bird then began
> dive-bombing fast bowler Anderson and all-rounder Broad, who were in a
golf
> buggy. They reportedly fought off the marauding magpie with their clubs.
>
>
> Read more:
>
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/71917,people,news,england-ian-bell-attacked-by
> -magpie-on-eve-of-ashes-test-australia?DCMP=NLC-daily#ixzz16CST0Pra
>
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Andrew
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