Another one from MA.

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imported_ewiesner

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I haven't thought about this for a while, since here in MO most of the birds have changed their address for the winter. The other day I was driving and one flew just in front of my car at bumper level, barely making it across in time. Kinda of makes me think how people try and beat trains at railroad crossings... But why do birds take the risk, when they can easily fly several hundred feet above the car?



Many years ago I had a neighbor that had a sparrow stuck in the grill of his truck for a long time. I hit a cardinal with my previous car, such a shame that this sort of thing happens. I was finding feathers for a long time afterwards.
 
I hit a bird once once, my front grill severed its head, when I stopped, there was a body here and the head there. At least it was a quick death :)
 
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But why do birds take the risk, when they can easily fly several hundred feet above the car?
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Probably for the thrill. Pecking for worms and regurgitating food all day for the young 'uns probably gets boring. The ol' folks need an adrenaline rush. :D

I had a bird hit my antenna once. Thought the thing was going to break off it was wagging back and forth so violently.

Then there was that dragon fly.... huge, 2 1/2 inch long dragon fly flew in when I had the window down, and it got stuck somewhere in the top layers (convertible). I pulled over and tried to find the thing (which I thought was a bird). Later that day, I was driving down the road when it flew into my windshield. Almost gave me a heart attack, especially when I realized it was a BUG. Eek.
 
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Probably for the thrill. Pecking for worms and regurgitating food all day for the young 'uns probably gets boring. The ol' folks need an adrenaline rush. :D

[/b]</blockquote>LOL!!!!:D :D :D
 
Not been able to yet, though I've tried often enough, especially after they make a "deposit" on my hood :)
 
They have a big problem down here with purple something or others. They nest by the Causeway which is a 24 mile bridge and they swarm at rush hour. Dead birds everywhereeee. Gross stuff. They recently installed high fences next to bridge to keep them away from cars.



I here they are endangered....duh ... no wonder!
 
I've hit two birds since I started driving the Monte Carlo last year. I don't know what it is with the car but birds seem to like to fly into it. Both birds have hit the head lights without doing any damage.



I did watch a canadian goose fly right into the side of a van on the interstate when i was driving to work one morning. Needless to say he didn't make it
 
Good thing you wern't doing 70 in Florida or something... I would think there would be nothing worse than a Pelican hitting you on a motorcycle at 70 mph where the sun don't shine.............DOH Think of the bill (beak) filled with 30 pounds fish haha It would hit me, I would curl up in the fetal posistion on the bike while drove foward and rode out from under me leaving me on the highway curled up with swollen wrecking balls.



:bounce :p :bounce



Let's just say your baby maker wouldn't be "up for the task" for a few years.



Nah, I can remember going cross country and having a bird hit my fathers old chevy astro (all metal), slid up the hood and over the windsheild, everyone in the fan thought were were shot at or something (we're big war buffs). We all took cover, my dad almost lost control of the van, power sliding, we're all trying to find a makeshift flak jacket while heating up the cig lighter for some type of offensive move!
 
I drove over one of those fat winged rats that are all over our city. Another time my boss picked me up at the Dunkin Donuts on the corner. And we were just pulling out of the parking spot, and a huge seagull fell straight out of the sky. Dead as a doornail right in front of us. :eek:
 
Kamikaze seagulls, this keeps getting better.



I live on Boston Harbor, the seagulls make anything else with wings look like sparrows. Keep on eating that 3 eye'd fish from the water and they'll be as large as the 747's that fly over me leaving logan.



If those things wants your food..........put it down slowly and walk away..... A swarm of those suckers are dangerous.
 
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Cool another rider in the group! I've hit birds on two different occassions. Both times they were coming directly at my face and I ducked my head and the bounced off the top of my helmet. One was at freeway speed and it made me a little ringy for awhile.

Oh and Josiah I'm with on those dragon flys some of those suckers are huge! Had one hit me right on the front airvent of my full face helmet. The bug splattered to puree and pasted me right right in the mouth! Yummy :p
 
I was driving in England once in a rented Alfa. I was flying fast through a long narrow lane with a hedgerow literally inches from my mirror. All of a sudden a large, <strong class='bbc'>I mean large[/b], pheasant jumped in front of me. There was a lage thump then a shower of colorful feathers that seemed to come down forever. I stood there with feathers on my head looking like John Cleese in a Monty Python skit. I didn't know what to do. They are pretty protective of their wildlife and I didn't know if I had to report it or something. Being in the middle of nowhere I decided to run for it. It took about 20 miles before I could blow off all the feathers. I will never forget it.:eek:
 
Dog Poop and Seagulls



A short story by Jazzyjack:



A few years back, I was driving on U.S. 84 along the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. I was on a windsurfing safari. I had my trusted side kick "Gumshoe" (Jack Russell Terrier) in the passenger seat. It was about 11:00pm and I was heading east back to camp. My speed was about 75mph and I was the only person on that road in my location. It was dark, really dark.



I was listening to one of my favorite CD's when all of a sudden a white dot appeared off in the distance. Just out of the reach of the high beams. I thought I was seeing things. It kept getting bigger and bigger. Then BANG!!!!



It was a seagull, and we hit dead-on. What a mess, feathers everywhere. My dog got so upset that he discharged fecal matter on my passenger seat and proceeded to start biting me! I was in tears laughing. It was truly something out of "The Far Side"



Lesson learned from this: make sure that if you're going to hit a bird late at night with your dog on the front passenger seat, that he has gone to #1 and #2 before the event :D



That's my little story.
 
Lost a door to a pheasant in Iowa, a grill to one in Nebraska, a windshield to a Canadian Goose, had a hawk take out a head light, a deer total one car, another (just last year) jump the hood and leave hoof marks in the hood (good thing I know how to run a rotary buffer), and so many little birds hitting my drives I have lost count.



But, I do long runs, like from Cincy to Boston in early Dec and just returned from a round about trip to KC and back, one week, many visits and did 1500 miles.



Get out there at all times of the year, over the years, all seasons and you are going to have some confrontation with the wildlife.



(of course, I perfer the "wild life" I find when out of the car and socializing in the pubs)



Ketch

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About 5 or 6 years ago I was driving a semi to make ends meet. Once I was driving down the Pacific Coast Highway just outside of some tony town north of LA, when I saw a large, white Flash. BOOM! Iheard the biggest bang in my life/ Scared the Bejeebers out of me, although I had no muscular control problems.;) I started looking around and I finally figured out what happened. I had an owl that was probably two feet tall stuck in the visor of the truck. I was in a hurry and did not stop. Heck, it was 2:00 a.m. and I wanted to get somewhere to go to sleep. Anyway, I kept getting after it and the Owl slowly slid across the visor to the passenger side of the truck.

After about ten miles it finally got on the rearview mirror on the passenger side. I was slowing down, approaching a construction area, when finally, the owl had worked itself loose and fell off. Unfortunately,:confused: there happened to be one of the CHP's finest on the side of the road giving a ticket. Guess where the owl fell off at. Yep, landed right at his feet. ( Yes, I am glad it did not hit him.) Anyway, the cop scurried off to his method of transportation, a Mustang, and pulled me over. Gave me a ticket for flipping him a bird.

:D :D :D



All accounts of this story are true, except for the ticket. I did hit the bird and after ten miles it did land at the feet of one of California's finest.



Scooter
 
About 400 yards in front of me I saw a Red Tailed Hawk swoop across the road and turn directly towards my windshield. Fortunately the hawk pulled up at the last second and missed my windshield. Unfortunately the hawk did not miss my bike that was on a roof-mounted bike rack. The bike survived the encounter, the hawk did not.
 
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