Toast Bird of the year

[jefffff34]

The Guardian has opened voting for the Bird of the Year. Much like when we got Checkers Mark of the Week, it's time to get the magpie up to #1 in the rankings.

Vote here https://www.theguardian.com/environ...-of-the-year-2021-vote-now-for-your-favourite

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

Thanks Hoggy - just voted, magpie is centre down the page


Maybe thread header could have more energy: 'vote for magpie as bird of year so no mofo budgie wins'



Respect to the cassowary

 

[JB1975]

I love magpies, worship ravens, find myself enchanted by currawongs, but in a popularity contest I am obliged to support these guys:



These birds know how to strut.

 

[vinnievavoom]

I love magpies, worship ravens, find myself enchanted by currawongs, but in a popularity contest I am obliged to support these guys:

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These birds know how to strut.

Is that Dermie?

 

[JLC]

Done Hoggy

 

[MyManLynch]

I love magpies, worship ravens, find myself enchanted by currawongs, but in a popularity contest I am obliged to support these guys:

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These birds know how to strut.

Destroy all my plants…noisy vandals.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Destroy all my plants…noisy vandals.

And potentially your house.

 

[magpies42]

The Guardian has opened voting for the Bird of the Year. Much like when we got Checkers Mark of the Week, it's time to get the magpie up to #1 in the rankings.

Vote here https://www.theguardian.com/environ...-of-the-year-2021-vote-now-for-your-favourite

A cockortwo appears to be in the lead currently. Magpie running a close second.

 

[JB1975]

Destroy all my plants…noisy vandals.

Your plants are merely invitations, which these wondrous birds happily --and noisily-- accept.

 

[76woodenspooners]

I just jumped into my time machine and hung out with my younger self at the MCG in round 1, 1996, Carlton v Collingwood …

Older self: “G’Day 76’s it going?”

Younger self: “Sorry, do I know you?”

OS: “Yeah I’m your older self from September 2021”

YS: “Oh cool, how’s it going?”

OS: “Yeah, I was on an Internet forum on my phone and got bored, so thought I’d drop by and hang out”

YS: “Internet forum on your phone?”

OS: “Hmmm, think of it as a bulletin board on a tiny portable computer that fits in your pocket”

YS: “So you wander around the house tethered to a curly cable?”

OS: “Nah, it’s um, err, got a built in walkie talkie and high speed modem”

YS: “And it fits in your pocket? Are you meant to carry the discs around in your other pocket?”

OS: “No discs required”

YS: “Oh. What can you do with it?”

OS: “Well, I was just using it to vote for bird of the year”

YS: “Ah, finally something that makes sense!”

OS: “Nup. Not what you’re thinking”

YS: “Oh?”

OS: “Yeah, the world will change. A lot”

YS: “Good or bad?”

OS: “A bit of column A, a bit of column B”

YS: “What’s the good?”

OS: “See Carlton unveiling their flag here?”

YS: “* ‘em”

OS: “They’re not going to be doing that again anytime soon”

YS: “Good!”

OS: “Nah, I don’t just mean they’re not going to be winning Premierships. I mean they’re going to be really really s**t. Like five wooden spoons in the next 25 years s**t.”

YS: “Wow! The future sounds awesome!!”

OS: “The lockdown isn’t so awesome”

YS: “Lockdown?”

OS: “Yeah, global pandemic”

YS: “WTF?”

OS: “Best not worry about it. Just enjoy your life and deal with it when the time comes. You’ll be OK”

YS: “Oh, OK. Who wins the Premiership in 2021?”

OS: “I’ll give you 18 guesses. You’ll need ’em.”

YS: “18?”

OS: “Oh, sorry, 16 …”

 

[JB1975]

I just jumped into my time machine and hung out with my younger self at the MCG in round 1, 1996, Carlton v Collingwood …

Older self: “G’Day 76’s it going?”

Younger self: “Sorry, do I know you?”

OS: “Yeah I’m your older self from September 2021”

YS: “Oh cool, how’s it going?”

OS: “Yeah, I was on an Internet forum on my phone and got bored, so thought I’d drop by and hang out”

YS: “Internet forum on your phone?”

OS: “Hmmm, think of it as a bulletin board on a tiny portable computer that fits in your pocket”

YS: “So you wander around the house tethered to a curly cable?”

OS: “Nah, it’s um, err, got a built in walkie talkie and high speed modem”

YS: “And it fits in your pocket? Are you meant to carry the discs around in your other pocket?”

OS: “No discs required”

YS: “Oh. What can you do with it?”

OS: “Well, I was just using it to vote for bird of the year”

YS: “Ah, finally something that makes sense!”

OS: “Nup. Not what you’re thinking”

YS: “Oh?”

OS: “Yeah, the world will change. A lot”

YS: “Good or bad?”

OS: “A bit of column A, a bit of column B”

YS: “What’s the good?”

OS: “See Carlton unveiling their flag here?”

YS: “fu** ‘em”

OS: “They’re not going to be doing that again anytime soon”

YS: “Good!”

OS: “Nah, I don’t just mean they’re not going to be winning Premierships. I mean they’re going to be really really sh*t. Like five wooden spoons in the next 25 years sh*t.”

YS: “Wow! The future sounds awesome!!”

OS: “The lockdown isn’t so awesome”

YS: “Lockdown?”

OS: “Yeah, global pandemic”

YS: “WTF?”

OS: “Best not worry about it. Just enjoy your life and deal with it when the time comes. You’ll be OK”

YS: “Oh, OK. Who wins the Premiership in 2021?”

OS: “I’ll give you 18 guesses. You’ll need ’em.”

YS: “18?”

OS: “Oh, sorry, 16 …”

I'll notch this up as a vote for the sulphur-crested cockatoo.

Good choice.

 

[76woodenspooners]

I'll notch this up as a vote for the sulphur-crested cockatoo.

Good choice.

I’ve got a family of Brush Turkeys living in my backyard this year. Currently it’s one male and seven females. Their nest is like a two story condo.

 

[Markfs]

I just jumped into my time machine and hung out with my younger self at the MCG in round 1, 1996, Carlton v Collingwood …

Older self: “G’Day 76’s it going?”

Younger self: “Sorry, do I know you?”

OS: “Yeah I’m your older self from September 2021”

YS: “Oh cool, how’s it going?”

OS: “Yeah, I was on an Internet forum on my phone and got bored, so thought I’d drop by and hang out”

YS: “Internet forum on your phone?”

OS: “Hmmm, think of it as a bulletin board on a tiny portable computer that fits in your pocket”

YS: “So you wander around the house tethered to a curly cable?”

OS: “Nah, it’s um, err, got a built in walkie talkie and high speed modem”

YS: “And it fits in your pocket? Are you meant to carry the discs around in your other pocket?”

OS: “No discs required”

YS: “Oh. What can you do with it?”

OS: “Well, I was just using it to vote for bird of the year”

YS: “Ah, finally something that makes sense!”

OS: “Nup. Not what you’re thinking”

YS: “Oh?”

OS: “Yeah, the world will change. A lot”

YS: “Good or bad?”

OS: “A bit of column A, a bit of column B”

YS: “What’s the good?”

OS: “See Carlton unveiling their flag here?”

YS: “fu** ‘em”

OS: “They’re not going to be doing that again anytime soon”

YS: “Good!”

OS: “Nah, I don’t just mean they’re not going to be winning Premierships. I mean they’re going to be really really sh*t. Like five wooden spoons in the next 25 years sh*t.”

YS: “Wow! The future sounds awesome!!”

OS: “The lockdown isn’t so awesome”

YS: “Lockdown?”

OS: “Yeah, global pandemic”

YS: “WTF?”

OS: “Best not worry about it. Just enjoy your life and deal with it when the time comes. You’ll be OK”

YS: “Oh, OK. Who wins the Premiership in 2021?”

OS: “I’ll give you 18 guesses. You’ll need ’em.”

YS: “18?”

OS: “Oh, sorry, 16 …”

you werent too smart in 1996 eh....

 

[76woodenspooners]

you werent too smart in 1996 eh....

You think I’ve changed?

 

[Markfs]

english newspaper...birds of the year..... my vote is megan fox

 

[Markfs]

You think I’ve changed?

in the spirit of basil, i hoping for a recovery after lockdown

 

[JB1975]

I’ve got a family of Brush Turkeys living in my backyard this year. Currently it’s one male and seven females. Their nest is like a two story condo.

Not a common backyard guest in my part of the country. Not sure why, but I imagine they'd make their presence felt in the garden.

 

[Albert Parker]

The Guardian has opened voting for the Bird of the Year. Much like when we got Checkers Mark of the Week, it's time to get the magpie up to #1 in the rankings.

Vote here https://www.theguardian.com/environ...-of-the-year-2021-vote-now-for-your-favourite

Voted.

You may also recall we won Steele Sidebottom name of the year in the US.
Clearly not as 'unique' a name as many of his competitors, but the Magpie army prevailed.

 

[sr36]

Surprised that WalterBlaknWhte hasn't nominated Gladys as bird of the year.

 

[MyManLynch]

Your plants are merely invitations, which these wondrous birds happily --and noisily-- accept.

Not since I introduced bird wire & netting to the equation.
The score is currently 1 1

 

[gouki88]

I love magpies, worship ravens, find myself enchanted by currawongs, but in a popularity contest I am obliged to support these guys:

View attachment 1247196

These birds know how to strut.

Cockatoos are the campaigners of the bird world. Loud as all hell, destructive of crops, and huge

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Done mate. Floreat pica.

 

[Markfs]

I only have two bird stories
1. I used to go down warringal park in heidelberg when I was a kid and was swooped by magpies. It mostly happened when we were wearing Pie jumpers.
2. I had two kookaburras in my back yard last year but after clearing some foliage two black crows ran them out of town.

Thank you.

 

[Pie eyed]

Surprised that WalterBlaknWhte hasn't nominated Gladys as bird of the year.

Pushing the genus to include Gladys.
Reptile maybe.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Unfortunately it appears that my two very regular magpies have only one chick remaining out of what I suspect was 3 chicks up to a few days ago. The only chick they appear still to be feeding is one that is up a tree about 4 removed from the nesting tree between St Kilda Rd and the tramline. I have no idea what has happened to the other chicks in the nest. I gave the magpie my vote, but if rating the species on the intelligence employed in selecting its nesting area, I am not sure I would confidently claim them as 'bird of the year'.