You will of course be wearing a bike helmet, and as magpies swoop from behind, this will offer protection against its sharp beak. Sadly it seems that the classic tactic of attaching cable ties to ...

Male magpies are adapted to drive away potential ... the waving of a stick festooning ones bike helmet with a forest of spikes as demonstrated (unsuccessfully!) in the video below.

"Just that particular morning I was walking my kids to school on their bikes, and I had put the cable ties on their helmets, but it obviously wasn't enough," she said. "It (magpie) stalked us for ...

Common magpie repelling strategies include painting eyes or attaching cable ties on the back of cycle helmets. But Mr Rice’s unique remedy involves ham. “As I approach the area, I would hold ...

The idea that a magpie won't swoop a cyclist who has cable ties in their helmet has become popular, but do they work?

particularly young magpies. Some cyclists attach cable ties to their helmets in an effort to deter birds, however experts are split over whether it does anything. Some local governments advise the ...

If you are swooped while cycling, dismount and walk. • Attach cable ties to your helmet. • Make eye contact with the magpie, as they are less likely to swoop when they feel they’re being ...

A magpie expert has slammed government advice ... of New England animal behaviourist Prof Gisela Kaplan said helmets sprouting cable ties and eyes on the back of them, and even sunglasses, made ...

Ms Jones said that doing things like attaching large cable ties to the back of helmets, like an antennae, is an effective way of preventing injury from swooping magpies. “During breeding season ...

Come spring, magpies turn from charming songbirds ... So in breeding season, you see cyclists with the pointy cable ties tied through their helmets … people putting eyes on the back of their ...