I have two plovers nesting in a small paddock opposite my house. They let me check their 2 eggs every morning, but only if I'm wearing the same black and white dress (which is a bit of a pain in the ass) they've nested in this very same spot for 15 years & they absolutely fascinate me with their diligence in protecting their young 🕊️👍
I went to check the mail today and was attacked by 2 Plovers. Afterwards I saw my neighbour swooped and they even went for my car when I drove out the driveway. We live in a townhouse where there are 5 units close to their obvious nesting spot. This is going to interesting. Especially when the lawn mower man comes to mow the lawn which is right where the nest is. I absolutely adore baby Plovers though so I actually think it's worth it just to see those cute little road runner babies running around. Wish me luck!!😳😁
They are a ground feeding, and ground nesting bird During nesting season, they are ultra-ultra-protective, of both the nest, and the chicks once they've hatched The mama bird can often be seen squatting on the ground, with her chicks tucked up under her wings once the chicks have hatched, to give them warmth and shelter. The chicks are cute, inquisitive little buggers, and masters of camouflaging themselves if danger threatens. If you are anywhere the chicks, the parent's will do whatever they can to get you away from them every trick from the fake broken wing, to swooping you straight in the face. I even recently had 2 trying to take on my Ute, as I slowly drove past the family Seriously, they are so protective, they will take on a CAR! As the bone spur on their wings is reputed to be poisonous, (I think in the same way a lizard bite is poisonous, ie: it's not venom as such, just loaded with bad bacteria that will cause a nasty infection, and I could be wrong on that) It's definitely a good idea to give these birds plenty of space during breeding season.
These are my favorite birds. For some reason they don't attack anyone around here. At least I've never seen it. They're hilarious birds to watch though.
@@rolandhearn6885 Possibly but I see these birds in many different locations. I travel all over the city on my electric unicycle and often see them. But they always act timid while on the ground. When they take off and fly they do make that crazy sound though but never seen one swoop anybody.
@@arcrides6841 That is really interesting. I would love to work out the reason. It can only have to do with their breeding patterns. That is the way they defend their nests, so the difference can only have to do with that.
@@rolandhearn6885 yeah I think you're right. I'm sure that if I (or anyone else) came at their nest they'd start attacking. Maybe these birds are more intelligent and they find better places for their eggs. Rather than laying them at the public park then harassing everybody lol. Those birds really do crack me up. Even the ones over here though.
We've got a couple of them down the road from us now. And Today I stood there and there and there and said "Yeah?" and took a challenging step forward. We won't go that way again. Is there any worse bird than a pluvver?
at our local golf course they seem to attack players playing by them selves, if you are in a group, they screech and try to swoop but don't attack. Best way to deter them is to put up an umbrella
I don't understand, what happen when the babies born ? They stay in the middle of an empty area ? It looks dangerous, do all predators fear these birds ? That's scary...
I got swooped by some yesterday while helping with dog walking. I saw one with what appeared to be a chick in front of it And then the feathery bastards were swooping all around me. Most of it was just bluff swooping and I never actually got hit.
Time to go Pete Sampras on that! Personally I haven't been attacked by em or Magpies in all my life even when they're protecting. It's just like horses n dogs if they don't sense my fear it doesn't happen, maybe try it, but you've got to believe it
Yeh, I think they can be. I have had more problems with plovers than magpies myself, which is where I kind of learned how to best respond to them. The fact they attack in twos is what makes them so difficult to manage.
Disagree! I've only seen and experienced plovers trying to scare by flying close on the other hand I've seen magpies dive head first into people's heads resulting in stitches, twice I've seen that and one was a friend's pet as a kid
I have two plovers nesting in a small paddock opposite my house. They let me check their 2 eggs every morning, but only if I'm wearing the same black and white dress (which is a bit of a pain in the ass) they've nested in this very same spot for 15 years & they absolutely fascinate me with their diligence in protecting their young 🕊️👍
When a plover catches you going near their nests during their swooping season it spells bad news
I went to check the mail today and was attacked by 2 Plovers. Afterwards I saw my neighbour swooped and they even went for my car when I drove out the driveway. We live in a townhouse where there are 5 units close to their obvious nesting spot. This is going to interesting. Especially when the lawn mower man comes to mow the lawn which is right where the nest is. I absolutely adore baby Plovers though so I actually think it's worth it just to see those cute little road runner babies running around. Wish me luck!!😳😁
They are a ground feeding, and ground nesting bird
During nesting season, they are ultra-ultra-protective, of both the nest, and the chicks once they've hatched
The mama bird can often be seen squatting on the ground, with her chicks tucked up under her wings once the chicks have hatched, to give them warmth and shelter.
The chicks are cute, inquisitive little buggers, and masters of camouflaging themselves if danger threatens.
If you are anywhere the chicks, the parent's will do whatever they can to get you away from them
every trick from the fake broken wing, to swooping you straight in the face.
I even recently had 2 trying to take on my Ute, as I slowly drove past the family
Seriously, they are so protective, they will take on a CAR!
As the bone spur on their wings is reputed to be poisonous,
(I think in the same way a lizard bite is poisonous, ie: it's not venom as such,
just loaded with bad bacteria that will cause a nasty infection, and I could be wrong on that)
It's definitely a good idea to give these birds plenty of space during breeding season.
These are my favorite birds. For some reason they don't attack anyone around here. At least I've never seen it. They're hilarious birds to watch though.
It's definitely seasonal, so I wonder if they are having there young in a different location.
@@rolandhearn6885 Possibly but I see these birds in many different locations. I travel all over the city on my electric unicycle and often see them. But they always act timid while on the ground. When they take off and fly they do make that crazy sound though but never seen one swoop anybody.
@@arcrides6841 That is really interesting. I would love to work out the reason. It can only have to do with their breeding patterns. That is the way they defend their nests, so the difference can only have to do with that.
@@rolandhearn6885 yeah I think you're right. I'm sure that if I (or anyone else) came at their nest they'd start attacking. Maybe these birds are more intelligent and they find better places for their eggs. Rather than laying them at the public park then harassing everybody lol. Those birds really do crack me up. Even the ones over here though.
I totally agree with you 😊
Theres a female plover nesting in front of the house opposite to mine. Whenever someone goes near it, it opens its wings ready to attack.
I almost got hit by one it was so bloody terrifying I had to duck and shit my pants 😅
We've got a couple of them down the road from us now. And Today I stood there and there and there and said "Yeah?" and took a challenging step forward. We won't go that way again. Is there any worse bird than a pluvver?
They won’t actually hit you with the spur
at our local golf course they seem to attack players playing by them selves, if you are in a group, they screech and try to swoop but don't attack. Best way to deter them is to put up an umbrella
I got swooped by one of these on my scooter when I was about 6 and it hit me in the ear
I don't understand, what happen when the babies born ? They stay in the middle of an empty area ? It looks dangerous, do all predators fear these birds ? That's scary...
They don't use the spikes to harm is more to scary
Me and my friends were throwing ice at them and three of them fucking came after us and we shat ourselves
I got swooped by some yesterday while helping with dog walking.
I saw one with what appeared to be a chick in front of it
And then the feathery bastards were swooping all around me.
Most of it was just bluff swooping and I never actually got hit.
Plovers gunna plove
I walked through a field for 2 years. From school. Got attacked every time. 😅
I wouldn't tolerate attacks at my home though.
I heard those birds for 4 hours at 4am 😮
This happened to me i saw two swooping a nest i was close to a few years ago
It is not something that you quickly forget, particularly the sounds.
My school playground be like:
Just find the nest and remove the eggs. The birds will move on
Worst advice ever
Are you from canberra? This looks so much like it 😂 showed my kiwi partner this video to let him know there’s worse than a magpie
Time to go Pete Sampras on that!
Personally I haven't been attacked by em or Magpies in all my life even when they're protecting.
It's just like horses n dogs if they don't sense my fear it doesn't happen, maybe try it, but you've got to believe it
I think plovers are a lot worse than magpies.
Yeh, I think they can be. I have had more problems with plovers than magpies myself, which is where I kind of learned how to best respond to them. The fact they attack in twos is what makes them so difficult to manage.
@@rolandhearn6885 That does make sense.
Disagree! I've only seen and experienced plovers trying to scare by flying close on the other hand I've seen magpies dive head first into people's heads resulting in stitches, twice I've seen that and one was a friend's pet as a kid
@@kontrast4361PLOVERS HAVE BIG YELLOW SPIKES OF THEIR WINGS AND WHEN THEY SWOOP THEY SCRATCH YOU AND STICK THEM INTO YOU BE AFRAID!!!!
I heard that today nama had a baby chick
Plovers have poisonous Talons… almost got swooped by one ..
That's a myth that's been proven false
Only one species of bird is poisonous and it lives in Papua new Guinea
Walk closer to the trees 😂
I’m outside so as soon as I heard the one in the video I heard one nearby
LOL - I'll bet you paid attention, right?
@@rolandhearn6885 yeah birds don’t really swoop me for some reason not really sure why they don’t like my friends
@@electronicfreak1111 we have one at our school I named it it goes for everyone but me and my friends
@@skitzpro2097 awesome and I have to say this as someone who does parkour ‘PARKOUR!’
@@electronicfreak1111 lol
it the Mum eggs🕊🦅👀🔊💻
I em scey of the plubes
stuka dive bomber
Bro the bird is cringy
I hate them