WALKING ALONG PATHWAY IN TAMARAMA GULLEY, MAGPIE SWOOPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE SIDE AND TOP OF MY HEAD. RESULTED IN A SUPERFICIAL SCALP WOUND. I HAVE LONG ,THICK HAIR THAT PROVIDED SOME FORM OF PROTECTION. ALSO , FOLLOWING THE FIRST STRIKE I JUMPED UNDER A BUSH, GRABBED A DISCARDED PALM FROND AND CAME UP SWINGING. THE BIRD RETREATED AND I RAN, SWINGING ALL THE WAY.

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